Year
2021
Population
21904983
Population, Rural
55.32
Population, Female
49.51
Working age population
50.17
Working age population, Male
5565235
Working age population, Female
5424274
Age dependency ratio
99.33
Employment in Agriculture
68.25
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
744.76
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line
20.8
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
3.12
GDP at current market prices
19306.15
Inflation rate
3.82
Growth in broad money supply
17.02
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
27.06
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-7.61
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-4.88
Access to electricity
53.4
Access to electricity, Urban
96.9
Access to electricity, Rural
18.3
ID Ownership
69.31462
ID Ownership, Urban
80.26711
ID Ownership, Rural
63.95393
Mobile phone ownership
39.05
ATMs per 100,000 adults
4.63
ATMs
533
Handset affordability
30.27
Has access to the Internet
26%
Mobile connectivity index
38.73
Network coverage
85.44
Mobile Data Affordability
18.51
Account ownership
44%
Account ownership, Female
41%
Account ownership, Male
46%
Account ownership, Youth
41%
Account ownership, Rural
40%
Account ownership, Urban
51%
Ownership of debit/credit card
15%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
13%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
16%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
12%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Rural
13%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Urban
18%
Inactive account
5%
Inactive account, Female
4%
Inactive account, Male
6%
Inactive account, Youth
7%
Inactive account, Rural
6%
Inactive account, Urban
1%
Borrowed any money
13%
Borrowed any money, Female
13%
Borrowed any money, Male
12%
Borrowed any money, Youth
11%
Borrowed any money, Rural
13%
Borrowed any money, Urban
12%
Saved any money
19%
Saved any money, Female
17%
Saved any money, Male
21%
Saved any money, Youth
16%
Saved any money, Rural
15%
Saved any money, Urban
26%
Mobile money prevalence
High
Mobile money account
29.38
Mobile money account, Female
26.35
Mobile money account, Male
32.59
Mobile money account, Youth
26.81
Mobile money account, Rural
24.86
Mobile money account, Urban
38.61
Borrowed any money using a mobile money account
2.83
Saved money using a mobile money account
11.19
Saved money using a mobile money account, Female
9.09
Saved money using a mobile money account, Male
13.43
Saved money using a mobile money account, Youth
11.23
Saved money using a mobile money account, Rural
8.91
Saved money using a mobile money account, Urban
15.86
Volume of mobile money transactions per 1000 adults
46875.8
Value of mobile money transactions (% of GDP)
64.48
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
38.14
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
36.69
Made or received a digital payment, Male
39.66
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
34.08
Made or received a digital payment, Rural
32.51
Made or received a digital payment, Urban
49.63
Made a digital in-store merchant payment (age 15+)
10.64
Uses a debit or credit card: in-store
3.11
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone
9.16
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Female
9
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Male
9.32
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Youth
7.87
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Rural
8.48
Made a digital in-store merchant payment: using a mobile phone, Urban
10.54
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills
9.44
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Female
7.72
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Male
11.27
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Youth
9.3
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Rural
3.85
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, Urban
20.86
Received government payments: into an account
9.43
Received government payments: to a card
0.35
Received government payments: in cash only
2.01
Received government payments: into a financial institution account
6.56
Received government payments: through a mobile phone
7.37
Received payments for agricultural products: to a card
2.37
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
17.51
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
38.77
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
46.66
Received payments for agricultural products: through a mobile phone
29.16
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
24.09
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
61.02
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
18.49
Mobile money regulatory index
73.45
Digital ID
Yes
Innovation Facilitators
No
Data Protection
Yes
Cybersecurity regulation
Yes
Legislation on equity crowdfunding
No
Broad money (current LCU)
4 319 965 920 350
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
113
Population ages 15 and above, female
5 712 120
Population ages 15 and above, male
5 811 307
Population ages 15 and above, total
11 523 428
Population, female (primary + secondary)
4348848
Population, male
11 060 744
Population, male (primary + secondary)
4453396
Population, youth (15-24)
4315699
Urban population
9 786 489