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Regional GDP

$1.98T

Year 2024
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

1.29B

Year 2024
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

3.7%

Year 2024
mean
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

4.3%

Year 2024
median
96% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

38.16

Year 2024
mean
75% coverage
Medium confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Mauritius · Upper middle income	59.5	47	100%	high
2	South Africa · Upper middle income	57.2	51	83%	medium
3	Seychelles · High income	53.7	64	100%	high
4	Rwanda · Low income	52.7	70	100%	high
5	Botswana · Upper middle income	52.1	72	100%	high
6	Namibia · Lower middle income	49.8	78	92%	high
7	Uganda · Low income	44	89	83%	medium
8	Tanzania · Lower middle income	43.5	92	100%	high
9	Madagascar · Low income	43.2	93	92%	high
10	Togo · Low income	42.5	94	92%	high
11	Kenya · Lower middle income	42.5	95	83%	medium
12	Cote d'Ivoire · Lower middle income	42.4	96	92%	high
13	Ghana · Lower middle income	42.2	97	92%	high
14	Zambia · Lower middle income	41.6	101	83%	medium
15	Eswatini · Lower middle income	41	103	92%	high
16	Cabo Verde · Upper middle income	39.9	106	83%	medium
17	Senegal · Lower middle income	38.4	108	83%	medium
18	Angola · Lower middle income	38.4	109	92%	high
19	Lesotho · Lower middle income	38	110	100%	high
20	Benin · Lower middle income	37.3	111	83%	medium
21	Sierra Leone · Low income	34.7	114	83%	medium
22	Malawi · Low income	34.4	115	75%	medium
23	Burkina Faso · Low income	34.4	116	83%	medium
24	Zimbabwe · Lower middle income	33.7	117	75%	medium
25	Gambia, The · Low income	31.7	120	92%	high
26	Central African Republic · Low income	30	121	75%	medium
27	Mozambique · Low income	29.4	122	75%	medium
28	Chad · Low income	28.7	123	83%	medium
29	Congo, Dem. Rep. · Low income	24.3	125	75%	medium
Display only	Mali · Low income	31.4	—	75%	medium
Display only	Cameroon · Lower middle income	29.6	—	75%	medium
Display only	Congo, Rep. · Lower middle income	29.4	—	75%	medium
Display only	Niger · Low income	29.3	—	75%	medium
Display only	Nigeria · Lower middle income	28.1	—	75%	medium
Display only	Mauritania · Lower middle income	26.1	—	75%	medium
Display only	Guinea-Bissau · Low income	18.9	—	75%	medium
Display only	Burundi · Low income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Comoros · Lower middle income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Equatorial Guinea · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Eritrea · Low income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Ethiopia · Not classified	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Gabon · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Guinea · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Liberia · Low income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Sao Tome and Principe · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Low income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	South Sudan · Low income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Sudan · Low income	—	—	42%	low

0–201
20–4020
40–6015
60–800
80–1000

18.9–2727–35.135.1–43.243.2–51.451.4–59.5Missing

64 imputed pillar inputs across 36 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Mauritius	Upper middle income	59.5	47	Rank-eligible
South Africa	Upper middle income	57.2	51	Rank-eligible
Seychelles	High income	53.7	64	Rank-eligible
Rwanda	Low income	52.7	70	Rank-eligible
Botswana	Upper middle income	52.1	72	Rank-eligible
Namibia	Lower middle income	49.8	78	Rank-eligible
Uganda	Low income	44	89	Rank-eligible
Tanzania	Lower middle income	43.5	92	Rank-eligible
Madagascar	Low income	43.2	93	Rank-eligible
Togo	Low income	42.5	94	Rank-eligible
Kenya	Lower middle income	42.5	95	Rank-eligible
Cote d'Ivoire	Lower middle income	42.4	96	Rank-eligible
Ghana	Lower middle income	42.2	97	Rank-eligible
Zambia	Lower middle income	41.6	101	Rank-eligible
Eswatini	Lower middle income	41	103	Rank-eligible
Cabo Verde	Upper middle income	39.9	106	Rank-eligible
Senegal	Lower middle income	38.4	108	Rank-eligible
Angola	Lower middle income	38.4	109	Rank-eligible
Lesotho	Lower middle income	38	110	Rank-eligible
Benin	Lower middle income	37.3	111	Rank-eligible
Sierra Leone	Low income	34.7	114	Rank-eligible
Malawi	Low income	34.4	115	Rank-eligible
Burkina Faso	Low income	34.4	116	Rank-eligible
Zimbabwe	Lower middle income	33.7	117	Rank-eligible
Gambia, The	Low income	31.7	120	Rank-eligible
Central African Republic	Low income	30	121	Rank-eligible
Mozambique	Low income	29.4	122	Rank-eligible
Chad	Low income	28.7	123	Rank-eligible
Congo, Dem. Rep.	Low income	24.3	125	Rank-eligible
Mali	Low income	31.4	—	Display only
Cameroon	Lower middle income	29.6	—	Display only
Congo, Rep.	Lower middle income	29.4	—	Display only
Niger	Low income	29.3	—	Display only
Nigeria	Lower middle income	28.1	—	Display only
Mauritania	Lower middle income	26.1	—	Display only
Guinea-Bissau	Low income	18.9	—	Display only
Burundi	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Comoros	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Eritrea	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Ethiopia	Not classified	—	—	Insufficient data
Gabon	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Guinea	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Liberia	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Sao Tome and Principe	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Somalia, Fed. Rep.	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
South Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 36 of 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sources

WDI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
WGI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
OECD · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · OECD Terms and Conditions
TI_CPI · Transparency International · Transparency International Terms
B_READY · World Bank · World Bank Terms
GLOBAL_FINDEX · World Bank · World Bank Terms
ILOSTAT · International Labour Organization · ILOSTAT Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Regional indicators

Regional MERI ranking

MERI score distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa — MERI readiness map

Countries in this region

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