Year
2023
Population
2330318
Population, Rural
69.59
Population, Female
50.68
Working age population
61.94
Working age population, Male
717844
Working age population, Female
725656
Age dependency ratio
61.44
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
950.71
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
0.89
GDP at current market prices
1875.12
Inflation rate
6.44
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
45.81
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-3.95
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-5.18
Mobile phone ownership
37.51
Handset affordability
36.49
Mobile connectivity index
47.29
Network coverage
87.28
Mobile Data Affordability
22.54
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
15
Mobile money regulatory index
90.83
Financial Inclusion strategy index
100
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
77.5
KYC requirement
60
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
200
Population ages 15 and above, female
787 388
Population ages 15 and above, male
754 443
Population ages 15 and above, total
1 541 831
Population, female (primary + secondary)
373804
Population, male
1 149 224
Population, male (primary + secondary)
371164
Population, youth (15-24)
449494
Urban population
708 766