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African financial markets advance but remain held back by a lack of liquidity
Twenty-one of the 29 countries studied improve their score in 2026. However, the lack of trading continues to hold back companies’ access to financing.
Country
GDP growth
2.4%
2025 · 2026 : 2.4% (projection)
Inflation
3.5%
2025 · 2026 : 3.9% (projection)
Public debt
70.2%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 70.5% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-6.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -6.1% (projection)
Current account balance
-13.2%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -15.7% (projection)
Nominal GDP
14.8 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 17.3 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
4,862 USD
2025 · 2026 : 5,573 USD (projection)
Population
3.1 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,3 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | -1 | — |
| 2018 | 1,1 | — |
| 2019 | -0,8 | — |
| 2020 | -8,1 | — |
| 2021 | 3,6 | — |
| 2022 | 5,4 | — |
| 2023 | 4,4 | — |
| 2024 | 3,7 | — |
| 2025 | 2,4 | 2,4 |
| 2026 | — | 2,4 |
| 2027 | — | 2,7 |
| 2028 | — | 3 |
| 2029 | — | 3,1 |
| 2030 | — | 3 |
| 2031 | — | 3 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,4 | — |
| 2016 | 6,7 | — |
| 2017 | 6,1 | — |
| 2018 | 4,3 | — |
| 2019 | 3,7 | — |
| 2020 | 2,2 | — |
| 2021 | 3,6 | — |
| 2022 | 6,1 | — |
| 2023 | 5,9 | — |
| 2024 | 4,2 | — |
| 2025 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
| 2026 | — | 3,9 |
| 2027 | — | 3,4 |
| 2028 | — | 3 |
| 2029 | — | 3 |
| 2030 | — | 3 |
| 2031 | — | 3 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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Twenty-one of the 29 countries studied improve their score in 2026. However, the lack of trading continues to hold back companies’ access to financing.