Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, Low income OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...63Low income65(2024)TrendPoverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...45.1Low income56.5(2024)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...1.29Low income624,608,098(2024)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4Low income2.7(2024)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...-223,909Low income121,767(2025)TrendNo data availableTrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2024 billion)Sub-Saharan Afr...1,979.08Low income469.28(2024 billion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...1,532.9Low income751.3(2024)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...3.6Low income2.3(2024)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...5.7Low income5.3(2025)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)No data availableTrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2Low income3.4(2024)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2023)Sub-Saharan Afr...53.3Low income45.3(2023)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2022)Sub-Saharan Afr...25.9Low income20.4(2022)TrendCarbon 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...0.7Low income0.3(2024)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)Sub-Saharan Afr...3Low income5(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2021)Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2Low income-0.1(2021)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...26Low income27(2024)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...36Low income23(2025)TrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2023)Sub-Saharan Afr...12Low income10(2023)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...27Low income23(2025)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)No data availableTrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Most recent value(2024)Low income56.0(2024)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...2.3Low income4.7(2024)Trend
Sub-Saharan AfricaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Cote d'IvoireEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambia, TheGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomalia, Fed. Rep.South AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweLow incomeAfghanistanBurkina FasoBurundiCentral African RepublicChadCongo, Dem. Rep.EritreaGambia, TheGuinea-BissauKorea, Dem. People's Rep.LiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMozambiqueNigerRwandaSierra LeoneSomalia, Fed. Rep.South SudanSudanSyrian Arab RepublicTogoUgandaYemen, Rep.