46.8MERI readiness1.0.0 · 2024
83Global rankCoverage 83%
16.5BGDP (2024)WDI
7.8MPopulation (2024)WDI

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Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD
202416,502,933,121.3WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent
20244.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent
202423.1WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent
20283.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people
20247,769,819WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 34.4
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 3
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Contract Enf
Components
39.3
Corruption
Components
33
FDIRRI
Components
59.7
Fin Access
Components
5.1
Human Cap
Components
46.9
IP Protect
Components
26.6
Labor
Components
66.7
LPI
Components
61.8
Security Rol
Components
26.6
Trade Open
Components
90.5
Data Confidence Score60
Market Infrastructure
Pillars
52.5
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars
45
Talent Operating
Pillars
43.3

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

34
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.6
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.5

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

71 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS
finance201020.9WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP
fiscal20281.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST
governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE
governance202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST
governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST
governance20240.6WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST
governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST
governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST
governance2024-1.5WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
infra202396.5WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2
infra20232.7WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ
infra20222.4WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2
infra202364.8WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR
logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN
logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN
logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR
logistics20246LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN
logistics20246.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN
logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN
logistics202446LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN
logistics202447.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD
macro20281.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
macro20243.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
macro202416,502,933,121.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
macro20244.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
macro20242,124WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
macro202423.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH
macro20288IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS
macro20130.2WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF
macro202420,167.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH
macro20283.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO
macro20242.4WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
macro20251.2WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS
meri_opportunity202441.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH
meri_opportunity202810.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND
meri_opportunity202466.8WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K
meri_readiness202428.3IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA
meri_readiness20237.1WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY
meri_readiness202551.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION
meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE
meri_readiness202555.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR
meri_readiness202568.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K
meri_readiness20243IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF
meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION
meri_readiness202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS
meri_readiness20245.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI
meri_readiness202459.7OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY
meri_readiness202551.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX
meri_readiness20230.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR
meri_readiness202568WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP
meri_readiness202546.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT
meri_readiness202426.6WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI
meri_readiness202561.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL
meri_readiness202426.6WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN
meri_readiness202555.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB
meri_risk202852IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE
meri_risk202618.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT
meri_risk202618.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS
social202375.6WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND
social202453.5WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
social202566.1WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN
social202469.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW
social20241.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL
social20247,769,819WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
social202439.6WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
trade20246WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS
trade20237.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
trade20249,386,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
trade20248,663,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS
trade20222.5WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
trade201675.1WDICC BY 4.0
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