Year
2023
Population
13712828
Population, Rural
49.9
Population, Female
49.9
Working age population
54.66
Working age population, Male
3745744
Working age population, Female
3749960
Age dependency ratio
82.94
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
1300.32
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
6.43
GDP at current market prices
20445.55
Inflation rate
2.68
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
39.56
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-4.89
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-4.28
Mobile phone ownership
34.42
Handset affordability
17.59
Mobile connectivity index
39.08
Network coverage
85.4
Mobile Data Affordability
19.74
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
Very high
Volume of mobile money transactions
2074000000
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
17.4
Mobile money regulatory index
88.59
Financial Inclusion strategy index
100
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
75
KYC requirement
60
Broad money (current LCU)
3 613 949 206 572
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
121
Population ages 15 and above, female
3 982 488
Population ages 15 and above, male
3 933 825
Population ages 15 and above, total
7 916 311
Population, female (primary + secondary)
2481319
Population, male
6 870 720
Population, male (primary + secondary)
2547751
Population, youth (15-24)
2659753
Urban population
6 870 127