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- 54 of 54 have data
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- Latest figures range from 2019 to 2026: 53 countries report 2026; 1 reports an earlier year (2019).
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- IMF WEO Oct 2025 estimate
Countries’ latest figures come from different years. Each row shows its own year, so figures from different years are not a like-for-like comparison.
- Recent years are IMF World Economic Outlook estimates and may be revised.
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| Rank | Country | Value (% of GDP) | Year | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea+ compare | 12.99% ↓ 2.53 pts from previous figure | 2019 | ↓ 2.53 pts | + compare |
| 2 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti+ compare | 10.1% ↓ 0.06 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.06 pts | + compare |
| 3 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | 10.07% ↑ 2.16 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 2.16 pts | + compare |
| 4 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | 8.59% ↑ 1.88 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.88 pts | + compare |
| 5 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | 5.81% ↑ 0.69 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.69 pts | + compare |
| 6 | 🇱🇾 Libya+ compare | 4.16% ↑ 7.93 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 7.93 pts | + compare |
| 7 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | 3.74% ↓ 0.24 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.24 pts | + compare |
| 8 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan+ compare | 3.19% ↑ 7.23 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 7.23 pts | + compare |
| 9 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | 2.21% ↑ 1.83 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.83 pts | + compare |
| 10 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | 0.93% ↑ 4.47 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 4.47 pts | + compare |
| 11 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | 0.83% ↑ 0.61 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.61 pts | + compare |
| 12 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | -0.42% ↓ 4.05 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 4.05 pts | + compare |
| 13 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | -0.88% ↓ 0.34 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.34 pts | + compare |
| 14 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | -1.06% ↑ 0.04 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 15 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | -1.18% ↑ 6.53 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 6.53 pts | + compare |
| 16 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | -1.49% ↓ 0.65 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.65 pts | + compare |
| 17 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea+ compare | -1.64% ↑ 1.31 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.31 pts | + compare |
| 18 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | -1.78% ↓ 1.21 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.21 pts | + compare |
| 19 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | -1.91% ↓ 5.59 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 5.59 pts | + compare |
| 20 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | -1.98% ↑ 1.76 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.76 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | -2.26% ↑ 0.18 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.18 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | -2.38% ↓ 1.43 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.43 pts | + compare |
| 23 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | -3.06% ↓ 0.98 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.98 pts | + compare |
| 24 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | -3.18% ↓ 2.16 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 2.16 pts | + compare |
| 25 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | -3.27% ↑ 1.82 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.82 pts | + compare |
| 26 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | -3.38% ↓ 0.08 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.08 pts | + compare |
| 27 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | -3.41% ↑ 0.38 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.38 pts | + compare |
| 28 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | -3.61% ↑ 18.7 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 18.7 pts | + compare |
| 29 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | -3.94% ↑ 2.29 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 2.29 pts | + compare |
| 30 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | -4.07% ↓ 1.38 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.38 pts | + compare |
| 31 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | -4.15% ↓ 1.4 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.4 pts | + compare |
| 32 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | -4.15% ↑ 0.08 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.08 pts | + compare |
| 33 | 🇰🇲 Comoros+ compare | -4.18% ↓ 1.26 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.26 pts | + compare |
| 34 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | -4.27% ↓ 1.13 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.13 pts | + compare |
| 35 | 🇸🇩 Sudan+ compare | -4.51% ↑ 3.56 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 3.56 pts | + compare |
| 36 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe+ compare | -4.73% ↑ 1.57 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.57 pts | + compare |
| 37 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | -4.96% ↑ 0.71 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.71 pts | + compare |
| 38 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | -5.07% ↓ 0.12 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.12 pts | + compare |
| 39 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | -5.08% ↓ 1.3 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.3 pts | + compare |
| 40 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | -5.5% ↑ 0.65 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.65 pts | + compare |
| 41 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | -6.03% ↓ 0.14 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.14 pts | + compare |
| 42 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | -6.14% ↓ 1.14 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.14 pts | + compare |
| 43 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | -6.21% ↓ 0.62 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.62 pts | + compare |
| 44 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | -6.32% ↓ 0.16 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.16 pts | + compare |
| 45 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | -6.52% ↓ 0.68 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.68 pts | + compare |
| 46 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | -6.93% ↓ 0.51 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.51 pts | + compare |
| 47 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles+ compare | -7.82% ↓ 1.36 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 1.36 pts | + compare |
| 48 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | -7.95% ↓ 2.16 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 2.16 pts | + compare |
| 49 | 🇸🇴 Somalia+ compare | -8.68% ↑ 0.8 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 0.8 pts | + compare |
| 50 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | -12.04% ↓ 5.72 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 5.72 pts | + compare |
| 51 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | -13.38% ↓ 0.43 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 0.43 pts | + compare |
| 52 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | -15.41% ↑ 1.06 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↑ 1.06 pts | + compare |
| 53 | 🇳🇦 Namibia+ compare | -15.66% ↓ 2.48 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 2.48 pts | + compare |
| 54 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | -43.04% ↓ 28.83 pts from previous figure | 2026 | ↓ 28.83 pts | + compare |
| Median | -3.51% | median of shown |
“—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
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