Year
2023
Population
102262808
Population, Rural
52.56
Population, Female
50.39
Working age population
50.6
Working age population, Male
25572133
Working age population, Female
26177786
Age dependency ratio
97.61
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
555.8
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
7.46
GDP at current market prices
72372.03
Inflation rate
19.92
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
8.93
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-5.31
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-2.14
Mobile phone ownership
26.69
Handset affordability
23.28
Mobile connectivity index
24.85
Network coverage
46.3
Mobile Data Affordability
10.21
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
High
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
6.9
Mobile money regulatory index
77.62
Financial Inclusion strategy index
50
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
No
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
50
KYC requirement
100
Population ages 15 and above, female
27 807 760
Population ages 15 and above, male
26 897 685
Population ages 15 and above, total
54 705 444
Population, female (primary + secondary)
19772321
Population, male
50 732 478
Population, male (primary + secondary)
19764702
Population, youth (15-24)
19475397
Urban population
48 517 567