Year
2023
Population
55100586
Population, Rural
70.48
Population, Female
50.45
Working age population
59.87
Working age population, Male
16326167
Working age population, Female
16663846
Age dependency ratio
67.02
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
1813.76
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
5.17
GDP at current market prices
110214.24
Inflation rate
7.67
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
74.56
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-4.36
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-5.75
Mobile phone ownership
57.61
POS machines
52482
Handset affordability
18.13
Mobile connectivity index
50.65
Network coverage
89.1
Mobile Data Affordability
62.57
Instant payments system availability
Yes
Instant payments system model
Mobile money IPS
Registered Agents
322404
Mobile money accounts
77260000
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Value of on-device card transactions
4.03
Volume of on-device card transactions
63891802
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
8.8
Mobile money regulatory index
87.4
Financial Inclusion strategy index
100
Regulatory Sandbox
Yes
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
65
KYC requirement
60
Broad money (current LCU)
6 044 532 806 366
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
246
Population ages 15 and above, female
17 585 317
Population ages 15 and above, male
17 006 592
Population ages 15 and above, total
34 591 908
Population, female (primary + secondary)
9892702
Population, male
27 304 201
Population, male (primary + secondary)
9912271
Population, youth (15-24)
11710311
Urban population
16 265 693