Year
2021
Population
213401323
Population, Rural
47.25
Population, Female
49.47
Working age population
53.73
Working age population, Male
57926779
Working age population, Female
56738759
Age dependency ratio
86.11
Employment in Agriculture
38.55
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
2429.59
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
3.65
GDP at current market prices
441424.28
Inflation rate
16.98
Growth in broad money supply
14.08
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
25.3
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-0.74
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-5.15
Access to electricity
59.5
Access to electricity, Urban
89.2
Access to electricity, Rural
26.3
Mobile phone ownership
46.31
ATMs per 100,000 adults
15.99
ATMs
19355
Handset affordability
56.59
Has access to the Internet
25%
Mobile connectivity index
53.1
Network coverage
70.16
Mobile Data Affordability
44.75
Account ownership
45%
Account ownership, Female
35%
Account ownership, Male
55%
Account ownership, Youth
35%
Account ownership, Rural
34%
Account ownership, Urban
54%
Ownership of debit/credit card
36%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
26%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
45%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
27%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Rural
22%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Urban
46%
Inactive account
4%
Inactive account, Female
5%
Inactive account, Male
4%
Inactive account, Youth
4%
Inactive account, Rural
5%
Inactive account, Urban
4%
Borrowed any money
7%
Borrowed any money, Female
6%
Borrowed any money, Male
8%
Borrowed any money, Youth
7%
Borrowed any money, Rural
6%
Borrowed any money, Urban
8%
Saved any money
18%
Saved any money, Female
13%
Saved any money, Male
23%
Saved any money, Youth
14%
Saved any money, Rural
12%
Saved any money, Urban
22%
Registered Agents
620178
Mobile money accounts
23100000
Mobile money prevalence
Medium
Mobile money account
8.65
Mobile money account, Female
5.47
Mobile money account, Male
11.77
Mobile money account, Youth
8.38
Mobile money account, Rural
3.93
Mobile money account, Urban
12.24
Saved money using a mobile money account
1.59
Saved money using a mobile money account, Female
1.58
Saved money using a mobile money account, Male
1.59
Saved money using a mobile money account, Youth
1.78
Saved money using a mobile money account, Rural
0.56
Saved money using a mobile money account, Urban
2.37
Volume of mobile money transactions per 1000 adults
9927.77
Value of mobile money transactions (% of GDP)
8.74
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
33.74
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
22.64
Made or received a digital payment, Male
44.61
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
25.03
Made or received a digital payment, Rural
23.67
Made or received a digital payment, Urban
41.4
Made a digital in-store merchant payment (age 15+)
8.73
Uses a debit or credit card: in-store
6.43
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone
5.72
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Female
4.29
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Male
7.13
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Youth
5.08
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Rural
1.97
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Urban
8.57
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills
8.09
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Female
6.09
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Male
10.06
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Youth
3.8
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Rural
4.67
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Urban
10.7
Received payments for agricultural products: to a card
0.75
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
12.19
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
14.09
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
83.84
Received payments for agricultural products: through a mobile phone
3.52
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
10
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
61.64
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
34.16
Value of on-device card transactions
14664323103
Volume of on-device card transactions
1433.28
Value of instant (real time) transactions
1427.17
Volume of instant (real time) transactions
1042115
Value of mobile money transactions
37.35
Volume of mobile money transactions
1201541158
Mobile money regulatory index
83.77
Digital ID
Yes
Innovation Facilitators
Yes
Data Protection
Yes
Cybersecurity regulation
Yes
Legislation on equity crowdfunding
No
Broad money (current LCU)
44 443 974 745 466
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
354
Population ages 15 and above, female
60 055 649
Population ages 15 and above, male
60 972 702
Population ages 15 and above, total
121 028 351
Population, female (primary + secondary)
39581594
Population, male
107 827 012
Population, male (primary + secondary)
40889704
Population, youth (15-24)
41735325
Urban population
112 560 662