Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2019)

Sub-Saharan Afr...36.7
Ethiopia27.0

(2019)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...61
Ethiopia66
Somalia56

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.24
Ethiopia126,527,060
Somalia18,143,378

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.5
Ethiopia2.5
Somalia3.1

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-455,082
Ethiopia-11,999
Somalia-30,000

(2023)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Ethiopia0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2023 billion)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2,032.7
Ethiopia163.7
Somalia11.7

(2023 billion)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,636.8
Ethiopia1,293.8
Somalia643.8

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.0
Ethiopia6.5
Somalia3.1

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...6.0
Ethiopia3.5
Somalia19.0

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...7.1
Ethiopia30.2

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.6
Ethiopia0.4
Somalia14.9

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Most recent value

(2020)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7
Ethiopia0.2
Somalia0.0

(2020)

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

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26.1
Ethiopia15.1
Somalia9.4

(2021)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...51.4
Ethiopia55.0
Somalia48.9

(2022)

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

(2020)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
Ethiopia9
Somalia55

(2020)

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

(2015)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
Ethiopia7.3

(2015)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
Ethiopia7
Somalia33

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...14
Ethiopia9

(2021)

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

(2019)

Ethiopia31.4

(2019)

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

(2022)

Ethiopia61.1
Somalia48.4

(2022)

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

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...36
Ethiopia17
Somalia2

(2021)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...27
Ethiopia41
Somalia20

(2023)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.7
Ethiopia2.9
Somalia6.1

(2022)

Trend
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  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • 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
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe