Data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sao Tome and Principe 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Mozambique81.4
Sierra Leone41.5
Burkina Faso42.1
Mali36.1
Sao Tome and Pr...13.0

(2022)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...62
Mozambique64
Sierra Leone62
Burkina Faso61
Mali60
Sao Tome and Pr...70

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.2
Mozambique34,631,766
Sierra Leone8,642,022
Burkina Faso23,548,781
Mali24,478,595
Sao Tome and Pr...235,536

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
Mozambique2.9
Sierra Leone2.1
Burkina Faso2.2
Mali2.9
Sao Tome and Pr...2.0

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-249,553
Mozambique-65,573
Sierra Leone-11,309
Burkina Faso-27,130
Mali-48,019
Sao Tome and Pr...-650

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Mozambique0.362
Sierra Leone0.363
Burkina Faso0.384
Mali0.318

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,827.17
Mozambique22.75
Sierra Leone6.97
Burkina Faso23.12
Mali26.79
Sao Tome and Pr...822,154,621

(2024)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,576.7
Mozambique656.8
Sierra Leone806.7
Burkina Faso982.0
Mali1,094.6
Sao Tome and Pr...3,490.6

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.4
Mozambique2.1
Sierra Leone4.3
Burkina Faso4.8
Mali5.0
Sao Tome and Pr...1.1

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...5.9
Mozambique6.6
Sierra Leone3.1
Burkina Faso3.5
Mali2.8
Sao Tome and Pr...9.1

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2
Mozambique4.1
Sierra Leone28.6
Burkina Faso4.2
Mali3.2
Sao Tome and Pr...14.4

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2
Mozambique1.2
Sierra Leone4.6
Burkina Faso2.6
Mali4.0
Sao Tome and Pr...9.7

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26.5
Mozambique45.8
Sierra Leone34.3
Burkina Faso22.2
Mali10.9
Sao Tome and Pr...52.1

(2022)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.8
Mozambique0.3
Sierra Leone0.2
Burkina Faso0.3
Mali0.3
Sao Tome and Pr...0.6

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...53.0
Mozambique36.0
Sierra Leone35.5
Burkina Faso21.7
Mali54.5
Sao Tome and Pr...81.3

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
Mozambique1
Sierra Leone0
Burkina Faso7
Mali9
Sao Tome and Pr...2

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1
Mozambique0.7
Sierra Leone4.8
Burkina Faso6.4
Mali5.7
Sao Tome and Pr...0.2

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...28
Mozambique34
Sierra Leone17
Burkina Faso25
Mali20
Sao Tome and Pr...35

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2015)

Sub-Saharan Afr...9
Mozambique4
Sierra Leone2
Burkina Faso1
Sao Tome and Pr...3

(2015)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Mozambique71.8
Burkina Faso61.9

(2024)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Mozambique66.7
Sierra Leone59.9
Burkina Faso76.4
Mali66.5
Sao Tome and Pr...53.0

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...37
Mozambique20
Sierra Leone21
Burkina Faso17
Mali35
Sao Tome and Pr...61

(2025)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
Mozambique39
Sierra Leone30
Burkina Faso18
Mali31
Sao Tome and Pr...15

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
Mozambique15.4
Sierra Leone1.7
Burkina Faso0.4
Mali3.4
Sao Tome and Pr...-2.0

(2024)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe