Year
2023
Population
17763163
Population, Rural
50.42
Population, Female
50.81
Working age population
55.73
Working age population, Male
4813497
Working age population, Female
5085420
Age dependency ratio
79.45
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
1476.45
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
4.12
GDP at current market prices
33429.99
Inflation rate
5.93
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
64.89
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-11.23
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-4.94
Mobile phone ownership
45.99
Handset affordability
35.12
Mobile connectivity index
48.18
Network coverage
88.1
Mobile Data Affordability
47.19
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
4
Mobile money regulatory index
86.71
Financial Inclusion strategy index
100
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
No
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
62.5
KYC requirement
60
Broad money (current LCU)
9 827 603 696 636
Population ages 15 and above, female
5 415 721
Population ages 15 and above, male
5 040 181
Population ages 15 and above, total
10 455 902
Population, female (primary + secondary)
3251386
Population, male
8 737 489
Population, male (primary + secondary)
3324929
Population, youth (15-24)
3542727
Urban population
8 806 799