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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| People |
| Population, total |
28 million |
28.7 million |
29 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.26 |
2.22 |
2.39 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
61.49 |
63.03 |
63 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
4.12 |
3.93 |
3.93 |
| Adolescent Fertility rate ((births/1,000 women ages 15-19) |
66.13 |
71.79 |
71 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
40.7 |
40.8 |
40 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
61.60 |
59.8 |
60 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
73.8 |
75 |
78 |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) |
89.00 |
90.0 |
91 |
| Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) - Turberculosis) |
97.00 |
98.00 |
98.00 |
| Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) - Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and Tetanus |
88.00 |
88.30 |
89.00 |
| Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) - Hepatitis B |
88.00 |
88.45 |
89.00 |
| Immunization, Hib3 (% of children ages 12-23 months) - Meningitis, Pneumonia, and Epiglottitis |
88.00 |
88.00 |
89.00 |
| Immunization, Polio (% of one-year-old children) |
88.00 |
88.90 |
89.00 |
| Prevalence of HIV (female, % ages 15-24) |
0.60 |
0.60 |
0.61 |
| Prevalence of HIV (male, % ages 15-24) |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
| Prevalence of HIV (total, % ages 15-49) |
1.60 |
1.60 |
1.60 |
| Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) |
91.32 |
91.4 |
91.5 |
| Literacy adult female (% of ages 15 and above) |
71.35 |
71.4 |
71.5 |
| Literacy adult total (% of ages 15 and above) |
76.58 |
76.6 |
76.6 |
| Gross enrollment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) |
79 |
89 |
99.9 |
| primary school enrollment (% male) |
87 |
88 |
.. |
| primary school enrollment (% female) |
88 |
89 |
.. |
| School secondary enrollment (% male) |
58.41 |
60 |
65 |
| School secondary enrollment (% female) |
54 |
55 |
60 |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
238.5 thousand |
238.5 thousand |
238.5 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
92,802.0 (year 2013) |
93,086.0 (year 2014) |
93,370.0 (year 2015) |
| Deforestation (avearge annual %) |
-135 (year 1990-2000) |
-115 (year 2000-2005) |
-115 ( year 2005-2010) |
| Improved water sources (% of population with access) |
86.5 |
87.6 |
88.7 |
| CO2 emissions (kt) |
14,470.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Energy Fossil fuel energy consumption per capita (%) |
52.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Total energy consumption per capita(quadrillion Btu) |
0.26 |
.. |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
42,652,664,234 ( year 2014) |
38,863,877,193(year 2015) |
38,863,877,193(year 2016) |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
1,580 (year 2014) |
1,470 (year 2015) |
1,380 (year 2016)
|
| GDP (current $) |
42.69 billion |
.. |
.. |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
3.5 |
5.9 |
.. |
| GDP purchasing power parity |
$123 billion |
$130.2 billion |
.. |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
22.4 (year 2014) |
21.0 (year 2015) |
19.6 (year 2016) |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
27.7 (year 2014) |
27.6 (year 2015) |
28.2 (year 2016) |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
49.9 (year 2014) |
51.4 (year 2015) |
52.2 (year 2016) |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
39.5 (year 2014) |
43.9 (year 2015) |
40.7 (year 2016) |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
48.9 (year 2014) |
55.4 (year 2015) |
47.9 (year 2016) |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
27.1 (year 2014) |
24.6 (year 2015) |
22.8 (year 2016) |
| Total reserves (including gold, current US$) |
5,563,710,350.8 (year 2014) |
5,742,645,785.6 (year 2015) |
5,866,729,208.9 (year 2016) |
| Overall budget balance, including grants (% of GDP) |
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.. |
.. |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed telephones subscriptions (per 1,000 people) |
1.0 (year 2014) |
1.0 (year 2015) |
0.9 (year 2016) |
| Mobile cellullar subscriptions (per 100 people) |
114.8 (year 2014) |
129.7 (year 2015) |
139.1 (year 2016) |
| Communications, computers, etc (% of service exports, BOP) |
24.3 (year 2014) |
78.8 (year 2015) |
72.8 (year 2016) |
| Individuals using internet (% of population) |
25.5 (year 2014) |
31.4 (year 2015) |
34.7 (year 2016) |
| Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) |
99.0 (year 2014) |
137.0 (year 2015) |
177 (year 2016) |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Air trasnport, passengers carried |
407,544.0 (year 2014) |
390,457.8 (year 2015) |
359,516.2 (year 2016) |
| Trade and finance |
| Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$) |
-1.4 Billion (year 2014) |
-3.1 Billion (year 2015) |
-1.8 Billion (year 2016) |
| Trade in services (% of GDP) |
17.3 (year 2014) |
35.8 (year 2015) |
32.7 (year 2016) |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
1.7 (year 2011) |
7.4 (year 2012) |
4.9 (year 2013) |
| Trade (% of GDP) |
88.5 (year 2014) |
99.2 (year 2015) |
88.6 (year 2016) |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) |
3,363,389,444.4 (year 2014) |
3,192,320,530.8 (year 2015) |
3,485,333,369.3 (year 2016) |
| Present value of external debt (current US$) |
16,888,301,171 (year 2016) |
.. |
.. |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services and primary income) |
5.4 (year 2014) |
6.3 (year 2015) |
10.5 (year 2016) |
| Short-term debt (% of total reserves) |
55.4 (year 2014) |
57.5 (year 2015) |
47.6 (year 2016) |
| Merchandise trade (% of GDP) |
72.0 (year 2014) |
63.4 (year 2015) |
57.7 (year 2016) |
| Source: World Development Indicators database, 2017 |
