Year
2023
Population
12458223
Population, Rural
29.46
Population, Female
50.67
Working age population
66
Working age population, Male
4039407
Working age population, Female
4183255
Age dependency ratio
51.51
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
3901.98
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
0.42
GDP at current market prices
46217.03
Inflation rate
9.3
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
82.63
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-4.45
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-7.66
Mobile phone ownership
73.92
Handset affordability
53.79
Mobile connectivity index
63.31
Network coverage
89.1
Mobile Data Affordability
63.24
Instant payments system availability
Yes
Instant payments system model
Mobile money IPS
Mobile money prevalence
Low
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
6.6
Mobile money regulatory index
77.31
Financial Inclusion strategy index
100
Regulatory Sandbox
Yes
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
No
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
68.75
KYC requirement
60
Broad money (current LCU)
120 398 427 000
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
205
Population ages 15 and above, female
4 818 579
Population ages 15 and above, male
4 565 460
Population ages 15 and above, total
9 384 039
Population, female (primary + secondary)
1440059
Population, male
6 145 027
Population, male (primary + secondary)
1524313
Population, youth (15-24)
1667915
Urban population
8 788 529