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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$168,548
GDP (2031)
$305.0B
GDP growth (2031)
5.0% ↓
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
0.1% →
Population (2031)
3.3M
Population growth (2031)
0.5% →
Gini index (2017)
35.1
Government debt (2031)
35.5% of GDP
Current account (2031)
14.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$3.0B
Life expectancy (2024)
82.5 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.5% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
98.1%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
153.6/100
Trade openness (2022)
100.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
3.64/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$55.8B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
35.5% of GDP
Current account (2031)
14.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$3.0B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2017)
0.35
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2018)
6.77/1k
Services sector (2025)
47.0% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2023)
63.4
Bank branches per 100k (2021)
10.0
ICT service exports (2025)
2.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $305.0B $168,548 5.0% 2.0% - 3.3M - 35.5% 14.4% - - - - -
2030 * $288.9B $160,427 5.9% 2.0% - 3.3M - 36.5% 13.8% - - - - -
2029 * $271.5B $151,495 7.8% 2.0% - 3.2M - 37.7% 12.5% - - - - -
2028 * $251.0B $140,772 5.8% 2.0% - 3.2M - 39.7% 10.3% - - - - -
2027 * $237.0B $133,599 8.6% 2.5% - 3.2M - 40.9% 9.9% - - - - -
2026 * $217.4B $123,161 -8.6% 3.9% - 3.2M - 43.3% 11.0% - - - - -
2025 $221.2B $128,883 2.8% 0.6% 0.1% 3.2M - 41.4% 14.5% $3.0B - - - 3.64
2024 $219.2B $126,713 2.4% 1.2% 0.1% 3.1M - 41.3% 17.3% $460.2M 82.5 - 98.1% 3.64
2023 $217.3B $129,025 1.5% 3.1% 0.1% 3.1M - 42.8% 16.8% -$474.2M 82.4 2.5% 98.2% 3.64
2022 $235.7B $122,901 4.2% 5.0% 0.1% 2.9M - 42.6% 26.8% $76.1M 81.9 2.2% 98.0% 3.64
2021 $179.7B $116,833 1.6% 2.3% 0.1% 2.7M - 58.4% 14.6% -$1.1B 81.1 2.9% 99.7% 3.64
2020 $144.4B $82,149 -3.6% -2.5% 0.1% 2.8M - 72.6% -2.1% -$2.4B 80.4 3.8% 99.7% 3.64
2019 $176.4B $107,502 0.7% -0.9% 0.1% 2.8M - 62.1% 2.4% -$2.8B 83.0 3.2% 99.7% 3.64
2018 $183.3B $110,033 1.2% 0.1% 0.1% 2.8M - 52.2% 9.1% -$2.2B 82.7 3.0% 99.7% 3.64
2017 $161.1B $99,358 -1.5% 0.6% 0.1% 2.7M 35.1 51.6% 4.0% $986.0M 82.5 3.2% 97.4% 3.64
2016 $151.7B $89,935 3.1% 2.7% 0.2% 2.6M - 46.7% -5.5% $773.9M 82.2 3.6% 95.1% 3.64
2015 $161.7B $102,546 4.8% 0.9% 0.2% 2.4M - 35.5% 8.5% $1.1B 81.8 3.6% 92.9% 3.64
2014 $206.2B $148,389 5.3% 4.2% 0.2% 2.2M - 24.9% 24.0% $1.0B 81.4 2.4% 91.5% 3.64
2013 $198.7B $169,203 5.6% 3.1% 0.3% 2.0M - 30.9% 30.4% -$840.4M 81.0 2.1% 85.3% 3.64
2012 $186.8B $180,939 4.7% 1.8% 0.5% 1.8M - 32.1% 33.2% $395.9M 80.5 1.8% 69.3% 3.64
2011 $167.8B $174,620 11.3% 2.0% 0.6% 1.7M - 33.5% 31.1% $938.5M 80.0 1.6% 69.0% 3.64
2010 $119.7B $152,121 17.7% -2.4% 0.5% 1.7M - 30.4% 20.0% $4.7B 79.4 1.9% 69.0% 3.64
2009 $88.2B $129,387 13.1% -4.9% 0.3% 1.6M - 36.0% 7.2% $8.1B 78.8 2.4% 53.1% 3.64
2008 $112.6B $129,506 17.5% 15.1% 0.3% 1.6M - 11.4% 23.6% $3.8B 78.3 1.6% 44.3% 3.64
2007 $76.0B $127,493 18.2% 13.7% 0.5% 1.2M - 9.4% 15.1% $4.7B 77.7 2.1% 37.0% 3.64
2006 $58.6B $130,705 28.1% 11.7% 0.9% 968.0K - 13.9% 16.1% $3.5B 77.3 2.3% 29.0% 3.64
2005 $44.6B $118,444 7.8% 9.0% 0.9% 821.0K - 19.1% 16.8% $2.5B 76.9 2.6% 24.7% 3.64
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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