Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Central African Republic, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income) 

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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
South Africa20.5
Middle East & N...4.7
Central African...65.7

(2019)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...61
South Africa61
Middle East & N...73
Central African...54
Middle East & N...72

(2022)

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Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.26
South Africa63,212,384
Middle East & N...508,311,359
Central African...5,152,421
Middle East & N...440,118,189

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.5
South Africa1.3
Middle East & N...2.1
Central African...1.1
Middle East & N...1.8

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-662,302
South Africa228,222
Middle East & N...2,064,242
Central African...-14,682
Sub-Saharan Afr...-664,111
Middle East & N...1,155,667

(2023)

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

(2020)

South Africa0.4
Central African...0.3

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2023 billion)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2,044.6
South Africa380.7
Middle East & N...4,320.6
Central African...2.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...2,042.4
Middle East & N...1,671.2

(2023 billion)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,622.8
South Africa6,022.5
Middle East & N...8,499.8
Central African...496.0
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,621.3
Middle East & N...3,797.1

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.8
South Africa0.7
Middle East & N...2.0
Central African...0.9
Middle East & N...3.2

(2023)

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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
South Africa28.0
Middle East & N...9.2
Central African...6.3
Middle East & N...10.9

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...6.7
South Africa6.1
Middle East & N...4.2
Central African...3.0
Sub-Saharan Afr...7.1
Middle East & N...6.1

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.6
South Africa0.2
Middle East & N...1.4
Central African...0.0
Middle East & N...3.0

(2023)

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Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.661
South Africa6.688
Middle East & N...5.034
Central African...0.044
Sub-Saharan Afr...0.66
Middle East & N...3.329

(2020)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...25.9
South Africa14.0
Middle East & N...2.0
Central African...35.7
Middle East & N...2.5

(2022)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...51.5
South Africa86.5
Middle East & N...97.1
Central African...15.7
Middle East & N...96.7

(2022)

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

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
South Africa47
Middle East & N...127
Central African...0
Middle East & N...117

(2021)

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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
South Africa1.9
Middle East & N...0.5
Middle East & N...0.7

(2015)

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

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
South Africa72
Middle East & N...65
Central African...13
Sub-Saharan Afr...24
Middle East & N...57

(2022)

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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
South Africa42
Middle East & N...4
Central African...20
Sub-Saharan Afr...9

(2021)

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

(2022)

South Africa76.2

(2022)

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

(2023)

South Africa82.4
Central African...47.3

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...37
South Africa75
Middle East & N...78
Central African...11
Sub-Saharan Afr...34
Middle East & N...73

(2023)

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
South Africa46
Middle East & N...17
Central African...13

(2023)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.4
South Africa0.9
Middle East & N...2.5
Central African...0.0
Middle East & N...0.5

(2023)

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Sub-Saharan Africa

  • 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
  • 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

Middle East & North Africa

  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Malta
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Yemen, Rep.

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
  • 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
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

  • Algeria
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Yemen, Rep.