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Regional GDP

$2.22T

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

1.32B

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

4.14%

Year 2025
mean
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

3.46%

Year 2025
median
96% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

47.38

Year 2024
mean
85% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Mauritius · Upper middle income	68.4	49	100%	high
2	Seychelles · High income	65.6	61	100%	high
3	South Africa · Upper middle income	63.4	73	100%	high
4	Botswana · Upper middle income	62.7	75	100%	high
5	Rwanda · Low income	60.9	80	100%	high
6	Namibia · Lower middle income	58.8	87	92%	high
7	Kenya · Lower middle income	53.5	102	100%	high
8	Cote d'Ivoire · Lower middle income	52.4	105	92%	high
9	Zimbabwe · Lower middle income	52.1	106	100%	high
10	Tanzania · Lower middle income	52	108	100%	high
11	Cabo Verde · Upper middle income	51.9	111	92%	high
12	Togo · Low income	51.3	113	92%	high
13	Ghana · Lower middle income	51.1	115	92%	high
14	Zambia · Lower middle income	50.3	116	100%	high
15	Uganda · Low income	49.5	120	100%	high
16	Benin · Lower middle income	48.4	123	92%	high
17	Senegal · Lower middle income	48.2	124	92%	high
18	Nigeria · Lower middle income	47.6	125	92%	high
19	Eswatini · Lower middle income	47.4	126	92%	high
20	Malawi · Low income	47.3	127	100%	high
21	Lesotho · Lower middle income	46.4	128	100%	high
22	Burkina Faso · Low income	46.2	129	92%	high
23	Angola · Lower middle income	45.7	131	92%	high
24	Mozambique · Low income	45	135	100%	high
25	Madagascar · Low income	44.5	136	100%	high
26	Liberia · Low income	44.4	138	92%	high
27	Cameroon · Lower middle income	44.2	139	92%	high
28	Gabon · Upper middle income	44.1	140	92%	high
29	Congo (Kinshasa) · Lower middle income	43.9	141	92%	high
30	Niger · Low income	43.3	143	92%	high
31	Democratic Republic of the Congo · Low income	42.9	144	100%	high
32	Mali · Low income	41.5	145	92%	high
33	Burundi · Low income	40.9	146	100%	high
34	Guinea · Lower middle income	39.2	148	92%	high
35	The Gambia · Low income	39.2	149	92%	high
36	Mauritania · Lower middle income	38	150	92%	high
37	Sierra Leone · Low income	37.6	151	92%	high
38	Guinea-Bissau · Low income	37.1	152	92%	high
39	Chad · Low income	31.8	155	92%	high
40	Central African Republic · Low income	27.9	156	92%	high
Display only	Equatorial Guinea · Upper middle income	36.1	—	92%	high
Display only	Comoros · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Eritrea · Low income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Ethiopia · Not classified	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Sao Tome and Principe · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Somalia · Low income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	South Sudan · Low income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Sudan · Low income	—	—	50%	low

0–200
20–408
40–6028
60–805
80–1000

Datasetmeri_index_scores

ScopeWORLDWIDE

N / imputed41 / 121

sequential · gold27.9–68.4

27.93848.158.368.4

No data reported

Display41 scored

Scale

Palette

Scope

Leaderboard · Globaln = 41

49Mauritius68.4

61Seychelles65.6

73South Africa63.4

75Botswana62.7

80Rwanda60.9

87Namibia58.8

102Kenya53.5

105Cote d'Ivoire52.4

106Zimbabwe52.1

108Tanzania52

111Cabo Verde51.9

113Togo51.3

115Ghana51.1

116Zambia50.3

120Uganda49.5

123Benin48.4

124Senegal48.2

125Nigeria47.6

126Eswatini47.4

127Malawi47.3

128Lesotho46.4

129Burkina Faso46.2

131Angola45.7

135Mozambique45

136Madagascar44.5

138Liberia44.4

139Cameroon44.2

140Gabon44.1

141Congo (Kinshasa)43.9

143Niger43.3

144Democratic Republic of the Congo42.9

145Mali41.5

146Burundi40.9

148Guinea39.2

149The Gambia39.2

150Mauritania38

151Sierra Leone37.6

152Guinea-Bissau37.1

39Equatorial Guinea36.1

155Chad31.8

156Central African Republic27.9

121 imputed pillar inputs across 41 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Mauritius	Upper middle income	68.4	49	Rank-eligible
Seychelles	High income	65.6	61	Rank-eligible
South Africa	Upper middle income	63.4	73	Rank-eligible
Botswana	Upper middle income	62.7	75	Rank-eligible
Rwanda	Low income	60.9	80	Rank-eligible
Namibia	Lower middle income	58.8	87	Rank-eligible
Kenya	Lower middle income	53.5	102	Rank-eligible
Cote d'Ivoire	Lower middle income	52.4	105	Rank-eligible
Zimbabwe	Lower middle income	52.1	106	Rank-eligible
Tanzania	Lower middle income	52	108	Rank-eligible
Cabo Verde	Upper middle income	51.9	111	Rank-eligible
Togo	Low income	51.3	113	Rank-eligible
Ghana	Lower middle income	51.1	115	Rank-eligible
Zambia	Lower middle income	50.3	116	Rank-eligible
Uganda	Low income	49.5	120	Rank-eligible
Benin	Lower middle income	48.4	123	Rank-eligible
Senegal	Lower middle income	48.2	124	Rank-eligible
Nigeria	Lower middle income	47.6	125	Rank-eligible
Eswatini	Lower middle income	47.4	126	Rank-eligible
Malawi	Low income	47.3	127	Rank-eligible
Lesotho	Lower middle income	46.4	128	Rank-eligible
Burkina Faso	Low income	46.2	129	Rank-eligible
Angola	Lower middle income	45.7	131	Rank-eligible
Mozambique	Low income	45	135	Rank-eligible
Madagascar	Low income	44.5	136	Rank-eligible
Liberia	Low income	44.4	138	Rank-eligible
Cameroon	Lower middle income	44.2	139	Rank-eligible
Gabon	Upper middle income	44.1	140	Rank-eligible
Congo (Kinshasa)	Lower middle income	43.9	141	Rank-eligible
Niger	Low income	43.3	143	Rank-eligible
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Low income	42.9	144	Rank-eligible
Mali	Low income	41.5	145	Rank-eligible
Burundi	Low income	40.9	146	Rank-eligible
Guinea	Lower middle income	39.2	148	Rank-eligible
The Gambia	Low income	39.2	149	Rank-eligible
Mauritania	Lower middle income	38	150	Rank-eligible
Sierra Leone	Low income	37.6	151	Rank-eligible
Guinea-Bissau	Low income	37.1	152	Rank-eligible
Chad	Low income	31.8	155	Rank-eligible
Central African Republic	Low income	27.9	156	Rank-eligible
Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle income	36.1	—	Display only
Comoros	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Eritrea	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Ethiopia	Not classified	—	—	Insufficient data
Sao Tome and Principe	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Somalia	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
South Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 41 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) · ILOSTAT Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

Regional GDP

$2.22T

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

1.32B

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

4.14%

Year 2025
mean
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

3.46%

Year 2025
median
96% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

47.38

Year 2024
mean
85% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Mauritius · Upper middle income	68.4	49	100%	high
2	Seychelles · High income	65.6	61	100%	high
3	South Africa · Upper middle income	63.4	73	100%	high
4	Botswana · Upper middle income	62.7	75	100%	high
5	Rwanda · Low income	60.9	80	100%	high
6	Namibia · Lower middle income	58.8	87	92%	high
7	Kenya · Lower middle income	53.5	102	100%	high
8	Cote d'Ivoire · Lower middle income	52.4	105	92%	high
9	Zimbabwe · Lower middle income	52.1	106	100%	high
10	Tanzania · Lower middle income	52	108	100%	high
11	Cabo Verde · Upper middle income	51.9	111	92%	high
12	Togo · Low income	51.3	113	92%	high
13	Ghana · Lower middle income	51.1	115	92%	high
14	Zambia · Lower middle income	50.3	116	100%	high
15	Uganda · Low income	49.5	120	100%	high
16	Benin · Lower middle income	48.4	123	92%	high
17	Senegal · Lower middle income	48.2	124	92%	high
18	Nigeria · Lower middle income	47.6	125	92%	high
19	Eswatini · Lower middle income	47.4	126	92%	high
20	Malawi · Low income	47.3	127	100%	high
21	Lesotho · Lower middle income	46.4	128	100%	high
22	Burkina Faso · Low income	46.2	129	92%	high
23	Angola · Lower middle income	45.7	131	92%	high
24	Mozambique · Low income	45	135	100%	high
25	Madagascar · Low income	44.5	136	100%	high
26	Liberia · Low income	44.4	138	92%	high
27	Cameroon · Lower middle income	44.2	139	92%	high
28	Gabon · Upper middle income	44.1	140	92%	high
29	Congo (Kinshasa) · Lower middle income	43.9	141	92%	high
30	Niger · Low income	43.3	143	92%	high
31	Democratic Republic of the Congo · Low income	42.9	144	100%	high
32	Mali · Low income	41.5	145	92%	high
33	Burundi · Low income	40.9	146	100%	high
34	Guinea · Lower middle income	39.2	148	92%	high
35	The Gambia · Low income	39.2	149	92%	high
36	Mauritania · Lower middle income	38	150	92%	high
37	Sierra Leone · Low income	37.6	151	92%	high
38	Guinea-Bissau · Low income	37.1	152	92%	high
39	Chad · Low income	31.8	155	92%	high
40	Central African Republic · Low income	27.9	156	92%	high
Display only	Equatorial Guinea · Upper middle income	36.1	—	92%	high
Display only	Comoros · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Eritrea · Low income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Ethiopia · Not classified	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Sao Tome and Principe · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Somalia · Low income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	South Sudan · Low income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Sudan · Low income	—	—	50%	low

0–200
20–408
40–6028
60–805
80–1000

Datasetmeri_index_scores

ScopeWORLDWIDE

N / imputed41 / 121

sequential · gold27.9–68.4

27.93848.158.368.4

No data reported

Display41 scored

Scale

Palette

Scope

Leaderboard · Globaln = 41

49Mauritius68.4

61Seychelles65.6

73South Africa63.4

75Botswana62.7

80Rwanda60.9

87Namibia58.8

102Kenya53.5

105Cote d'Ivoire52.4

106Zimbabwe52.1

108Tanzania52

111Cabo Verde51.9

113Togo51.3

115Ghana51.1

116Zambia50.3

120Uganda49.5

123Benin48.4

124Senegal48.2

125Nigeria47.6

126Eswatini47.4

127Malawi47.3

128Lesotho46.4

129Burkina Faso46.2

131Angola45.7

135Mozambique45

136Madagascar44.5

138Liberia44.4

139Cameroon44.2

140Gabon44.1

141Congo (Kinshasa)43.9

143Niger43.3

144Democratic Republic of the Congo42.9

145Mali41.5

146Burundi40.9

148Guinea39.2

149The Gambia39.2

150Mauritania38

151Sierra Leone37.6

152Guinea-Bissau37.1

39Equatorial Guinea36.1

155Chad31.8

156Central African Republic27.9

121 imputed pillar inputs across 41 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Mauritius	Upper middle income	68.4	49	Rank-eligible
Seychelles	High income	65.6	61	Rank-eligible
South Africa	Upper middle income	63.4	73	Rank-eligible
Botswana	Upper middle income	62.7	75	Rank-eligible
Rwanda	Low income	60.9	80	Rank-eligible
Namibia	Lower middle income	58.8	87	Rank-eligible
Kenya	Lower middle income	53.5	102	Rank-eligible
Cote d'Ivoire	Lower middle income	52.4	105	Rank-eligible
Zimbabwe	Lower middle income	52.1	106	Rank-eligible
Tanzania	Lower middle income	52	108	Rank-eligible
Cabo Verde	Upper middle income	51.9	111	Rank-eligible
Togo	Low income	51.3	113	Rank-eligible
Ghana	Lower middle income	51.1	115	Rank-eligible
Zambia	Lower middle income	50.3	116	Rank-eligible
Uganda	Low income	49.5	120	Rank-eligible
Benin	Lower middle income	48.4	123	Rank-eligible
Senegal	Lower middle income	48.2	124	Rank-eligible
Nigeria	Lower middle income	47.6	125	Rank-eligible
Eswatini	Lower middle income	47.4	126	Rank-eligible
Malawi	Low income	47.3	127	Rank-eligible
Lesotho	Lower middle income	46.4	128	Rank-eligible
Burkina Faso	Low income	46.2	129	Rank-eligible
Angola	Lower middle income	45.7	131	Rank-eligible
Mozambique	Low income	45	135	Rank-eligible
Madagascar	Low income	44.5	136	Rank-eligible
Liberia	Low income	44.4	138	Rank-eligible
Cameroon	Lower middle income	44.2	139	Rank-eligible
Gabon	Upper middle income	44.1	140	Rank-eligible
Congo (Kinshasa)	Lower middle income	43.9	141	Rank-eligible
Niger	Low income	43.3	143	Rank-eligible
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Low income	42.9	144	Rank-eligible
Mali	Low income	41.5	145	Rank-eligible
Burundi	Low income	40.9	146	Rank-eligible
Guinea	Lower middle income	39.2	148	Rank-eligible
The Gambia	Low income	39.2	149	Rank-eligible
Mauritania	Lower middle income	38	150	Rank-eligible
Sierra Leone	Low income	37.6	151	Rank-eligible
Guinea-Bissau	Low income	37.1	152	Rank-eligible
Chad	Low income	31.8	155	Rank-eligible
Central African Republic	Low income	27.9	156	Rank-eligible
Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle income	36.1	—	Display only
Comoros	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Eritrea	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Ethiopia	Not classified	—	—	Insufficient data
Sao Tome and Principe	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Somalia	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
South Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Sudan	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 41 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) · 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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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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