Year
2021
Population
53005614
Population, Rural
71.51
Population, Female
50.42
Working age population
58.76
Working age population, Male
15428631
Working age population, Female
15718036
Age dependency ratio
70.18
Employment in Agriculture
33.26
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
1705.74
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line
36.1
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
7.6
GDP at current market prices
109678.81
Inflation rate
6.11
Growth in broad money supply
5.28
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
67.52
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-5.24
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-8.22
Access to electricity
76.5
Access to electricity, Urban
97.5
Access to electricity, Rural
68.2
ID Ownership
91.37466
ID Ownership, Urban
90.23238
ID Ownership, Rural
91.85551
Mobile phone ownership
53.47
ATMs per 100,000 adults
7.02
ATMs
2292
POS machines
48968
Handset affordability
44.97
Has access to the Internet
47%
Mobile connectivity index
51.62
Network coverage
87.03
Mobile Data Affordability
45.2
Financial inclusion rate
88.4
Financial inclusion rate, Female
87.6
Financial inclusion rate, Male
89.2
Financial inclusion rate, Youth
77.5
Financial inclusion rate, Rural
85.3
Financial inclusion rate, Urban
93.8
Financial exclusion rate
11.6
Banked
47.8
Other formal (non-bank)
35.7
Informal only
4.7
Account ownership
79%
Account ownership, Female
75%
Account ownership, Male
83%
Account ownership, Youth
79%
Account ownership, Rural
75%
Account ownership, Urban
89%
Ownership of debit/credit card
25%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
20%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
30%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
21%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Rural
22%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Urban
33%
Inactive account
1%
Inactive account, Female
1%
Inactive account, Male
2%
Inactive account, Youth
1%
Inactive account, Rural
1%
Inactive account, Urban
2%
Borrowed any money
40%
Borrowed any money, Female
37%
Borrowed any money, Male
42%
Borrowed any money, Youth
35%
Borrowed any money, Rural
37%
Borrowed any money, Urban
45%
Saved any money
45%
Saved any money, Female
39%
Saved any money, Male
51%
Saved any money, Youth
44%
Saved any money, Rural
41%
Saved any money, Urban
54%
Registered Agents
298272
Mobile money accounts
68030000
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Mobile money account
68.66
Mobile money account, Female
66.04
Mobile money account, Male
71.42
Mobile money account, Youth
70.27
Mobile money account, Rural
64.45
Mobile money account, Urban
78.93
Borrowed any money using a mobile money account
29.64
Saved money using a mobile money account
37.25
Saved money using a mobile money account, Female
33.89
Saved money using a mobile money account, Male
40.79
Saved money using a mobile money account, Youth
38.18
Saved money using a mobile money account, Rural
33.49
Saved money using a mobile money account, Urban
46.4
Volume of mobile money transactions per 1000 adults
66317.7
Value of mobile money transactions (% of GDP)
57.11
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
77.56
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
73.76
Made or received a digital payment, Male
81.56
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
77.74
Made or received a digital payment, Rural
73.56
Made or received a digital payment, Urban
87.32
Made a digital in-store merchant payment (age 15+)
35.67
Uses a debit or credit card: in-store
4.88
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone
35.1
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Female
27.4
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Male
43.23
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Youth
35.49
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Rural
29.59
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Urban
48.56
Made a digital online merchant payment for an online purchase
9.51
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills
44.91
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Female
37.64
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Male
52.58
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Youth
39.32
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Rural
39.7
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Urban
57.62
Received government payments: into an account
12.6
Received government payments: to a card
0.27
Received government payments: in cash only
1.06
Received government payments: into a financial institution account
8.89
Received government payments: through a mobile phone
7.97
Received payments for agricultural products: to a card
0
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
24.87
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
62.93
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
33.83
Received payments for agricultural products: through a mobile phone
54.15
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
20.33
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
76.82
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
14.95
Value of on-device card transactions
6.62
Volume of on-device card transactions
78644638
Value of mobile money transactions
60.31
Volume of mobile money transactions
2166000000
Mobile money regulatory index
84.1
Digital ID
Yes
Innovation Facilitators
Yes
Data Protection
Yes
Cybersecurity regulation
Yes
Legislation on equity crowdfunding
Yes
Broad money (current LCU)
4 689 438 972 1
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
212
Population ages 15 and above, female
16 585 798
Population ages 15 and above, male
16 068 226
Population ages 15 and above, total
32 654 026
Population, female (primary + secondary)
9710069
Population, male
26 279 184
Population, male (primary + secondary)
9709643
Population, youth (15-24)
11016778
Urban population
15 102 890