Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official reference | 16.29 | 25 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC | ECB reference rates (via Frankfurter API) |
| Marketparallel | 18.19 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:20 UTC | Bybit P2P |
| Premium | +11.64% | week +5.69% | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
not yet covered
Inflation
| Series | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline stale | 3.50% | May 2026 | Source |
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
not yet covered
Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
17 of 26 indicators improving improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
2.4M · 2025
↑ 283,236 since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,184 · 2025
↑ $412.87 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
0.9% · 2025
↑ 0.3 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
57.8 years · 2024
↑ 7 years since 2014
Child mortality
60 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 17.6 since 2014
Internet users
51.8% · 2024
↑ 29.8 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
12.1% · 2024
↓ 0.2 pts since 2014
Electricity access
60.6% · 2024
↑ 32.8 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
41.9% · 2017
National poverty line
49.7% · 2017
Adult literacy
90.4% · 2024
↓ 6.8 pts since 2016
Debt service / exports
6.9% · 2024
↑ 3.7 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$948.6M · 2025
↑ $43.1M since 2014
GDP growth
2% · 2025
↑ 0.3 pts since 2014
GDP
$2.6B · 2025
↑ $132.5M since 2014
Unemployment
16.3% · 2025
↑ 0.2 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$-5.8M · 2025
↓ $100.2M since 2014
Remittances
$533.1M · 2025
↑ $126.9M since 2014
External debt
$1.8B · 2024
↑ $861.1M since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
6.5% · 2025
↑ 2.5 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
55.6% · 2025
↑ 2.5 pts since 2014
Investment rate
30.9% · 2025
↑ 1.5 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
81.90 · 2024
↓ 6.30 since 2014
FX reserves
$1B · 2024
↓ $73.4M since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
11.2% · 2024
↑ 0.9 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
2.5% · 2024
↓ 0.3 pts since 2014
Gini index
44.90 · 2017
Health expenditure
12.6% · 2023
↑ 2.6 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.2 per 1,000 · 2022
↓ 0.2 since 2018
Tertiary enrollment
9.9% · 2018
↓ 0.5 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
1.1M · 2019
↑ 63,000 since 2014
Account ownership
61.6% · 2024
↑ 16 pts since 2017
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$401.39 · 2025
↓ $33.96 since 2014
Median age
21.4 years · 2023
↑ 1.2 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
56.8% · 2026
↑ 3.6 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
49% · 2026
↑ 7.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
LSL 24.8B · 2026
↑ LSL 13.4B since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-3.4% · 2026
↑ 4.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
4.2% · 2026
↑ 1 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.66 · 2025
↑ 0.04 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$948.6M · 2025
↑ $43.1M since 2014
Imports
$2.2B · 2025
↓ $11.7M since 2014
Balance derived
−$1.2B · 2025
↑ $54.7M since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
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