Year
2023
Population
2604172
Population, Rural
45.11
Population, Female
51.76
Working age population
59.84
Working age population, Male
748900
Working age population, Female
809563
Age dependency ratio
67.1
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
4511.89
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
4.16
GDP at current market prices
10559.12
Inflation rate
5.91
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
73.04
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-6.83
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-4.4
Mobile phone ownership
41.03
Handset affordability
45.56
Mobile connectivity index
51.62
Network coverage
75.6
Mobile Data Affordability
47.56
Instant payments system availability
Yes
Instant payments system model
Bank IPS
Mobile money prevalence
Medium
Value of all card transactions
5.51
Volume of all card transactions
168438003
Value of EFT transactions
21.19
Volume of EFT transactions
26811010
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
11.3
Mobile money regulatory index
76.11
Financial Inclusion strategy index
75
Regulatory Sandbox
Yes
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
No
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
188
Population ages 15 and above, female
875 050
Population ages 15 and above, male
785 841
Population ages 15 and above, total
1 660 889
Population, female (primary + secondary)
430920
Population, male
1 256 253
Population, male (primary + secondary)
424407
Population, youth (15-24)
478504
Urban population
1 429 326