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Policy rate not yet covered
Headline inflation 2.90% Aug 2026
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Tier 1 · Markets

The Market Now

Series Per US$1 As of Source
Official reference 26.63 25 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC First Capital Bank (daily board)
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Official rate, 10-year annual average (World Bank)

261,7633,500202020212022202320242025

currency redenominated; long-run series spans currency regimes

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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices

Policy & Prices

Policy rate

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Inflation

Series YoY Period Source
Headline 2.90% Aug 2026 Source

As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC

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Yield curve

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Tier 3 · Structure

Structure & trajectory

Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA

16 of 28 indicators improving mixed

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

17M · 2025

14M15.5M17M201520172019202120232025

↑ 2.7M since 2014

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GDP per capita (PPP)

$6,470 · 2025

$3,900$7,450$11,000201520172019202120232025

↑ $2,567 since 2014

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GDP per capita growth

6.1% · 2025

-10%0%7%201520172019202120232025

↑ 5.1 pts since 2014

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Life expectancy

63.1 years · 2024

5860.563201420162018202020222024

↑ 5 years since 2014

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Child mortality

64.7 per 1,000 · 2024

5660.565201420162018202020222024

↑ 4.9 since 2014

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Internet users

41.6% · 2024

16%29%42%201420162018202020222024

↑ 25.3 pts since 2014

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Manufacturing share of GDP

14.9% · 2025

11%14.5%18%201520172019202120232025

↑ 2.3 pts since 2014

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Electricity access

62% · 2024

32%47%62%201420162018202020222024

↑ 29.7 pts since 2014

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Poverty ($3/day)

49.2% · 2019

44%46.5%49%201720182019

↑ 4.5 pts since 2017

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National poverty line

38.3% · 2019

30%34%38%201720182019

↑ 7.9 pts since 2017

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Debt service / exports

19.5% · 2023

6%18.5%31%2014201820202023

↑ 6.8 pts since 2014

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Exports of goods and services

$8.3B · 2024

$3.9B$6.1B$8.3B201420162018202020222024

↑ $4.2B since 2014

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GDP growth

8.1% · 2025

-8%0%9%201520172019202120232025

↑ 5.7 pts since 2014

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GDP

$51.2B · 2025

$19B$35B$51B201520172019202120232025

↑ $31.7B since 2014

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Unemployment

9.3% · 2025

5.3%7.7%10%201520172019202120232025

↑ 4.5 pts since 2014

ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ

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FDI inflows

$465.4M · 2024

$150M$375M$600M201420162018202020222024

↓ $7.4M since 2014

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Remittances

$3.5B · 2024

$1.4B$2.5B$3.5B201420162018202020222024

↑ $1.6B since 2014

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External debt

$14.4B · 2024

$8.6B$11.8B$15B201420162018202020222024

↑ $5.7B since 2014

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Agriculture share of GDP

9.5% · 2025

7.2%15.1%23%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.7 pts since 2014

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Services share of GDP

48.2% · 2025

28%44%60%201520172019202120232025

↓ 9.4 pts since 2014

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Investment rate

7.9% · 2024

6.7%8.8%11%201420162018202020222024

↓ 1.7 pts since 2014

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Terms of trade

108.90 · 2024

92.00101.00110.00201420162018202020222024

↑ 9.50 since 2014

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FX reserves

$485M · 2024

$33M$436.5M$840M201420162018202020222024

↑ $121.1M since 2014

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Lending rate

46.4% · 2025

6.9%88.5%170%201520172019202120232025

↑ 36.9 pts since 2014

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Deposit rate

6.2% · 2025

2.5%32.8%63%201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.5 pts since 2015

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Gini index

50.30 · 2019

44.0047.0050.00201720182019

↑ 6.00 since 2017

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Health expenditure

2.9% · 2023

2.6%5.3%8.1%2014201820202023

↓ 5.2 pts since 2014

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Physicians

0.1 per 1,000 · 2023

0.110.1550.22014201820202023

↑ 0 since 2014

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Tertiary enrollment

7.7% · 2024

7.7%9.3%11%2015201920212024

↓ 3.3 pts since 2015

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Tourist arrivals

639,000 · 2020

630,0001.6M2.6M2014201620182020

↓ 1.2M since 2014

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Account ownership

49.5% · 2024

32%46%60%201420162018202020222024

↑ 17.1 pts since 2014

Findex · every 3–4 years

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Exports per capita derived

$496.06 · 2024

$270$385$500201420162018202020222024

↑ $211.33 since 2014

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Median age

17.8 years · 2023

1617182014201820202023

↑ 1 years since 2014

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Government revenue / GDP

16% · 2026

7.6%11.8%16%201620182020202220242026

↑ 2.6 pts since 2014

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Debt to GDP

42.3% · 2026

29%52.5%76%20142017202020232026

↑ 13.1 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Gross debt (national currency)

ZiG719.1B · 2026

ZiG3.3MZiG360BZiG720B20142017202020232026

↑ ZiG719.1B since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

currency redenominated; long-run series spans currency regimes

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Current account / GDP

3.7% · 2026

-9%0%4%20142017202020232026

↑ 12 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Budget balance / GDP

-0.8% · 2026

-10%0%0.5%20142017202020232026

↑ 0.1 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Electoral democracy

0.27 · 2025

0.260.280.31201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.03 since 2014

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Trade profile

Exports

$8.3B · 2024

$3.9B$6.1B$8.3B201420162018202020222024

↑ $4.2B since 2014

Imports

$10.7B · 2024

$5.3B$8.2B$11B201420162018202020222024

↑ $2.8B since 2014

Balance derived

−$2.5B · 2024

$-3.9B$-2B$-130M201420162018202020222024

↑ $1.4B since 2014

Top exports · 2024

Products

  1. Pearls, precious stones and metals $2.9B · 38.3%
  2. Tobacco $1.4B · 19.2%
  3. Nickel $988.7M · 13.3%
  4. Ores, slag and ash $878.2M · 11.8%
  5. Iron and steel $347.5M · 4.7%
  6. Salt, earths, stone, cement $318.5M · 4.3%
  7. Mineral fuels $216M · 2.9%
  8. Sugars and confectionery $44.5M · 0.6%
  9. Raw hides, skins, leather $35.3M · 0.5%
  10. Edible fruit and nuts $34M · 0.5%

Partners

  1. United Arab Emirates $2.7B · 36.6%
  2. South Africa $2.1B · 27.6%
  3. China $1.3B · 17.3%
  4. Mozambique $253.1M · 3.4%
  5. M49 899 $168.5M · 2.3%
  6. Zambia $144.8M · 1.9%
  7. Belgium $115.1M · 1.5%
  8. Indonesia $77.7M · 1.0%
  9. Netherlands $77.3M · 1.0%
  10. Vietnam $71.7M · 1.0%

Top imports · 2024

Products

  1. Mineral fuels $2B · 21.2%
  2. Machinery and mechanical appliances $1.1B · 12.1%
  3. Cereals $938.9M · 9.8%
  4. Vehicles other than railway $763.2M · 8.0%
  5. Electrical machinery and equipment $567.2M · 5.9%
  6. Fertilisers $331.1M · 3.5%
  7. Plastics $326.6M · 3.4%
  8. Animal or vegetable fats and oils $282M · 3.0%
  9. Articles of iron or steel $279M · 2.9%
  10. Iron and steel $256.4M · 2.7%

Partners

  1. South Africa $3.8B · 39.5%
  2. China $1.3B · 13.9%
  3. Bahamas $731.7M · 7.7%
  4. Mozambique $403.9M · 4.2%
  5. Singapore $334.3M · 3.5%
  6. Zambia $315.4M · 3.3%
  7. United Arab Emirates $305.8M · 3.2%
  8. Bahrain $275.1M · 2.9%
  9. Mauritius $204.8M · 2.1%
  10. India $189.6M · 2.0%

2025 filings are still arriving — this page updates as each country reports

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