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LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income
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As of Jun 2026 · Wikidata
Economy & Demographics
Score 47.4 · Rank #126 · Δrank -2
Score 45.7 · Rank #131 · Δrank +3
Score 47.6 · Rank #125 · Δrank -3
Score 48.2 · Rank #124 · Δrank -4
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| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to start a business | business | 2019 | 6.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Enforcing contracts (DB17-20) score | business | 2019 | 57.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business | business | 2019 | 6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Time to start a business | business | 2019 | 15 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Domestic credit to private sector | finance | 2024 | 25.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
Reference data as of Jun 2026 · Sources: CIA_WFB_ARCHIVE, UNDP_HDR, WDI, IMF_WEO, Wikidata · Economic data sourced directly from indicator pipeline
| Security Rol | 36.9 |
| Trade Open | 61.2 |
| Data Confidence Score | 93 |
| Market Infrastructure | 36 |
| Regulatory Institutional | 58.4 |
| Talent Operating | 47.6 |
| Pillar | Score |
|---|
| Demographics | 35.5 |
| Gdp Growth | 28.7 |
| Import Demand | 63 |
| Purchasing Power | 11.1 |
| Data Confidence Score | 100 |
| Opportunity | 34.6 |
Freedom House Terms
| General government net lending/borrowing |
| fiscal |
| 2028 |
| 4.4 |
| IMF_WEO |
| IMF Terms of Use |
| Chinn-Ito Capital Account Openness Index | governance | 2022 | -1.2 | CHINN_ITO | Chinn-Ito Index Terms |
| Control of Corruption | governance | 2024 | -0.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | governance | 2025 | 37 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 36 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties rating | governance | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Freedom in the World total score | governance | 2024 | 66 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 30 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights rating | governance | 2024 | 2 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2024 | -0.6 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2024 | -0.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2024 | -0.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2024 | -0.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law (0-100 score) | governance | 2024 | 50 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Deliberative Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Egalitarian Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.7 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Participatory Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.4 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2024 | -0.2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | health | 2006 | 13 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Life expectancy at birth (total) | health | 2021 | 48.7 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Medical doctors (per 10,000 population) | health | 2024 | 1.8 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) | health | 2023 | 55 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Under-5 mortality rate | health | 2023 | 478 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2023 | 57.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | infra | 2024 | 0.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance Index | infra | 2018 | 2.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2024 | 70.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2017 PPP $) | labor | 2024 | 8,393.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| B2B postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 36 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 30.4 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 7 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 59.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 45.1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 9.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 6.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 20 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Central government debt (% of GDP) | macro | 2020 | 3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current account balance | macro | 2028 | -1.4 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | macro | 2024 | 3.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP (current USD) | macro | 2024 | 2,271,759,454.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | macro | 2024 | 2.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | macro | 2024 | 971.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | macro | 2024 | 2,640.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | macro | 2024 | 6.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation rate | macro | 2028 | 4 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Manufacturing value added (annual % growth) | macro | 2024 | 4.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | macro | 2024 | 1.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Official exchange rate | macro | 2024 | 18.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Real GDP growth | macro | 2028 | 1.4 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Total reserves (months of imports) | macro | 2024 | 5.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | macro | 2025 | 16.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Component Index (v2x_liberal) | meri_governance | 2024 | 0.8 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 35.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP Growth Trajectory | meri_opportunity | 2028 | 39.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 63 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Purchasing Power Growth | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 11.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 13.8 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2026 | 46.4 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| B-READY Business Entry score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 75.2 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY Dispute Resolution score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 44.1 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY International Trade score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 47.2 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY Labor score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 54.4 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Child stunting prevalence (% under 5) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 35 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Chinn-Ito Capital Account Openness Index (raw) | meri_readiness | 2022 | -1.2 | CHINN_ITO | Chinn-Ito Index Terms |
| Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 3.5 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Contract Enforcement Reliability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 44.1 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Corruption Risk | meri_readiness | 2025 | 37 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Financial System Accessibility | meri_readiness | 2027 | 61.6 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| Foreign Ownership Restrictions | meri_readiness | 2024 | 59.4 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 36 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 30 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom in the World aggregate score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 66 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| General Business Entry Friction | meri_readiness | 2025 | 75.2 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Global Findex account ownership (15+) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 61.6 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| HDI Education sub-index | meri_readiness | 2023 | 0.6 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Hiring and Workforce Availability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 55.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Human Capital Quality | meri_readiness | 2025 | 56.3 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 36.9 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance | meri_readiness | 2025 | 10.6 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2024 | 36.9 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade Openness | meri_readiness | 2025 | 47.2 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| UN EGDI Telecommunication Infrastructure sub-index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.5 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Rule of Law index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.7 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Exchange-rate monthly volatility (annualised 36-month SD of log-returns) | meri_risk | 2025 | 10.5 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Exchange Rate Volatility | meri_risk | 2025 | 47.4 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Inflation Stability | meri_risk | 2028 | 84 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Consumer Market Size & Purchasing Power | meri_sector_cg | 2024 | 3.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer market size & purchasing power (re-homes CG.C1) | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 15.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer Protection & Product Standards | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 30 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| E-commerce & Retail Readiness | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 27.4 | UNCTAD_ECOMMERCE | Verify terms |
| Cross-border Data Openness (1 - data-localization regime) | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 100 | ECIPE | Verify terms |
| Digital services market size | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 16.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Talent Density | meri_sector_ds | 2018 | 0 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Credit Information Infrastructure | meri_sector_fin | 2024 | 17.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Payments Adoption | meri_sector_fin | 2027 | 61.6 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| Fintech addressable market (un/under-banked + TAM) | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 30.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Government-contracting opportunity | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 10.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Healthcare market size (spend + aging demographics) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 22.6 | WHO_GHED | Verify terms |
| Industrial Electricity Price (USD/kWh), lower_better | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 97 | IEA | Verify terms |
| Industrial Labor Cost Index | meri_sector_mfg | 2024 | 4.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Manufacturing FDI Openness (1 - FDIRRI mfg sub-score) | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 2.9 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Manufacturing opportunity / demand | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 20.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Unit Labor Cost (manufacturing wage / productivity), lower_better | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 17.8 | ILOSTAT | ILOSTAT Terms |
| Adult literacy rate | social | 2024 | 90.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Age dependency ratio | social | 2024 | 62.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Labor force participation rate | social | 2025 | 57.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | social | 2024 | 57.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population growth (annual %) | social | 2024 | 1.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population, total | social | 2024 | 2,337,423 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tertiary education gross enrollment (% gross) | social | 2018 | 9.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | social | 2024 | 43.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| FDI net inflows (% of GDP) | trade | 2024 | -0.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured) | trade | 2024 | 0.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise exports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 992,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise imports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 1,855,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Service imports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 415,086,615.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tariff rate, applied, simple mean | trade | 2022 | 4.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | trade | 2023 | 141.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
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