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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$31,517
GDP (2031)
$114.7B
GDP growth (2031)
2.3% →
Inflation (2031)
5.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
4.3% ↑
Population (2031)
7.1M
Population growth (2031)
0.9% ↓
Government debt (2031)
4.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.6B
Life expectancy (2024)
70.2 yrs
Health spending (2023)
5.5% of GDP
Internet users (2016)
18.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2021)
88.2/100
Trade openness (2025)
28.2% of GDP
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)
4.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.6B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (1998)
0.41
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

Services sector (2025)
48.9% of GDP

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 * $114.7B $31,517 2.3% 5.0% - 7.1M - 4.9% -1.3% - - - - -
2030 * $107.3B $29,747 2.3% 5.0% - 7.0M - 4.6% -0.7% - - - - -
2029 * $100.3B $28,093 2.3% 5.0% - 7.0M - 4.3% -0.1% - - - - -
2028 * $93.9B $26,548 2.3% 5.0% - 6.9M - 4.0% 0.8% - - - - -
2027 * $87.9B $25,122 2.0% 4.7% - 6.8M - 3.7% 1.6% - - - - -
2026 * $83.1B $23,994 2.6% 3.9% - 6.8M - 3.7% 3.7% - - - - -
2025 $77.4B $22,602 3.6% 2.7% 4.3% 6.7M - 3.8% 3.3% - - - - -
2024 $68.7B $21,026 3.4% 4.6% 4.0% 6.6M - 4.1% 4.7% $1.6B 70.2 - - -
2023 $62.8B $19,645 4.3% -1.6% 4.0% 6.5M - 5.5% 5.4% $1.4B 70.1 5.5% - -
2022 $56.7B $18,149 3.3% 11.2% 4.0% 6.4M - 7.1% 9.7% $936.0M 69.9 5.4% - -
2021 $49.5B $16,260 9.9% 19.5% 4.5% 6.3M - 12.3% 4.6% $1.3B 69.4 5.5% - -
2020 $45.5B $14,971 -1.6% 6.1% 4.5% 6.3M - 15.4% -1.4% $1.4B 68.9 5.6% - -
2019 $45.0B $15,389 5.1% 5.1% 4.0% 6.2M - 17.7% 3.4% $1.9B 69.4 5.6% - -
2018 $40.8B $14,368 4.8% 13.3% 4.0% 6.1M - 22.5% 7.4% $1.6B 69.3 5.6% - -
2017 $37.9B $13,278 4.3% 8.0% 4.0% 6.0M - 24.7% -16.4% $2.1B 69.2 5.8% - -
2016 $36.2B $12,919 3.7% 3.6% 4.0% 5.9M - 21.1% -26.8% $2.2B 69.1 5.6% 18.0% -
2015 $35.8B $12,715 0.8% 7.4% 4.0% 5.8M - 19.0% -21.0% $3.0B 69.1 5.0% 15.0% -
2014 $43.5B $12,477 5.2% 6.0% 4.0% 5.7M - 16.0% -9.4% $3.8B 69.0 4.3% 12.2% -
2013 $39.2B $11,723 10.2% 6.8% 4.0% 5.6M - 20.4% -10.8% $2.9B 69.0 4.0% 9.6% -
2012 $35.2B $11,035 16.9% 5.3% 4.0% 5.5M - 17.9% -1.8% $3.1B 69.0 3.3% 7.2% -
2011 $27.8B $10,283 21.5% 5.3% 4.0% 5.4M - 14.8% -1.2% $3.4B 68.9 3.2% 5.0% -
2010 $21.3B $8,970 17.1% 4.4% 4.0% 5.3M - 7.0% -14.7% $3.6B 68.6 3.2% 3.0% -
2009 $18.8B $8,284 6.1% -2.7% 4.0% 5.2M - 3.1% -20.8% $4.6B 68.2 2.8% 2.0% -
2008 $20.0B $7,914 14.7% 14.5% 4.9% 5.1M - 3.6% 17.8% $1.3B 67.6 3.5% 1.8% -
2007 $24.2B $6,900 11.1% 6.3% 5.7% 5.1M - 3.1% 16.7% $856.0M 67.0 3.1% 1.4% -
2006 $19.9B $6,163 11.0% 8.2% 6.6% 5.0M - 4.2% 16.8% $730.9M 66.6 4.9% 1.3% -
2005 $16.0B $5,488 13.0% 10.7% 7.5% 4.9M - 6.8% 5.5% $418.2M 66.3 5.6% 1.0% -
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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