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Prices & public finance in low-income countries: how the countries rank

Inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt and the reach of the state. 13 indicators for the 25 economies in the low income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Inflation4.4%low-income countries, 2025 · world 3.0%GDP deflator6.3%low-income countries, 2025 · world 3.3%Lending rate15.4%median countryReal interest rate9.0%median countryExchange rate581.93median countryTax revenue9.9%low-income countries, 2016 · world 13.9%Government revenue11.4%low-income countries, 2016 · world 24.0%Government expense13.9%low-income countries, 2016 · world 28.5%
Inflation
low-income countriesWorldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
0%5.0%10%15%20%1995200020052010201520202025low-income countries4.4%Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
GDP deflator
low-income countriesWorldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
0%5.0%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025low-income countries6.3%Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
countries

All 25 economies, prices & public finance

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its prices & public finance profile.

24 shown
CountryInflationGDP deflatorLending rateReal interest rateExchange rateTax revenueGovernment revenueGovernment expense
Sudan138.8%#1 · 202265.9%#2 · 2025——546.76#16 · 2022———
South Sudan91.4%#2 · 2024—14.3%#10 · 2025-55.0%#16 · 20252,163.10#6 · 2024———
Burundi34.1%#3 · 202518.2%#4 · 202512.4%#12 · 2025-4.9%#15 · 20252,943.14#3 · 202512.7%#5 · 202114.2%#5 · 202112.3%#8 · 2021
Malawi28.4%#4 · 202530.4%#3 · 202537.1%#2 · 202410.0%#8 · 20241,161.09#9 · 202315.6%#3 · 202415.9%#4 · 202420.2%#2 · 2022
Ethiopia13.2%#5 · 202516.7%#5 · 2025——82.60#18 · 20243.4%#12 · 20244.1%#12 · 20246.1%#13 · 2023
The Gambia11.6%#6 · 20247.9%#9 · 202522.0%#4 · 202513.1%#6 · 202571.29#20 · 2025———
Liberia8.3%#7 · 20254.5%#13 · 202513.0%#11 · 20258.1%#9 · 2025191.31#17 · 2024———
Madagascar8.1%#8 · 20258.4%#8 · 202560.0%#1 · 202547.6%#1 · 20254,529.75#1 · 202510.9%#8 · 202412.2%#9 · 202411.0%#11 · 2023
Sierra Leone7.5%#9 · 20252.7%#15 · 202521.4%#5 · 202518.3%#3 · 202521.30#22 · 2023———
Rwanda5.9%#10 · 20257.4%#11 · 202516.0%#8 · 20247.3%#10 · 20241,428.48#7 · 202512.7%#4 · 202418.1%#3 · 202418.0%#4 · 2023
Mozambique4.4%#11 · 2025-1.0%#18 · 202517.5%#7 · 202518.7%#2 · 202563.91#21 · 202421.8%#1 · 202424.5%#1 · 202426.0%#1 · 2022
Uganda3.6%#12 · 20255.2%#12 · 202519.8%#6 · 201814.7%#5 · 20183,602.99#2 · 202512.6%#6 · 202414.0%#6 · 202416.6%#5 · 2023
Mali3.3%#13 · 20252.1%#17 · 20255.3%#15 · 20163.6%#12 · 2016581.93#14 · 202512.0%#7 · 202012.7%#8 · 202012.2%#9 · 2020
Central African Republic1.0%#14 · 20252.3%#16 · 2025——581.93#11 · 20258.2%#11 · 20219.2%#11 · 202111.7%#10 · 2021
Guinea-Bissau0.9%#15 · 20254.3%#14 · 20255.3%#14 · 20162.5%#14 · 2016581.93#13 · 20258.3%#10 · 202410.2%#10 · 202415.5%#6 · 2023
Burkina Faso-0.6%#16 · 20258.8%#7 · 20256.2%#13 · 20216.1%#11 · 2021581.93#10 · 202518.7%#2 · 202421.2%#2 · 202419.6%#3 · 2023
Chad-3.9%#17 · 2025-2.0%#20 · 2025——581.93#12 · 2025———
Niger-4.5%#18 · 2025-1.6%#19 · 20255.3%#16 · 20162.6%#13 · 2016581.93#15 · 2025———
Afghanistan-6.6%#19 · 2024-8.3%#21 · 202414.8%#9 · 201712.1%#7 · 201776.81#19 · 2020———
Democratic Republic of the Congo—7.8%#10 · 202524.1%#3 · 202515.1%#4 · 20252,693.24#4 · 202510.7%#9 · 202213.2%#7 · 202212.4%#7 · 2022
Eritrea————15.07#23 · 2025———
Somalia—12.9%#6 · 2025———2.2%#13 · 20243.1%#13 · 20246.3%#12 · 2023
Syria—107.4%#1 · 2022——2,505.75#5 · 2022———
Yemen————1,355.12#8 · 2023———
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Inflation19 countries
  1. 1Sudan138.8%2022
  2. 2South Sudan91.4%2024
  3. 3Burundi34.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 19Afghanistan-6.6%2024
  2. 18Niger-4.5%2025
  3. 17Chad-3.9%2025
Median country 5.9% · group 4.4%
GDP deflator21 countries
  1. 1Syria107.4%2022
  2. 2Sudan65.9%2025
  3. 3Malawi30.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 21Afghanistan-8.3%2024
  2. 20Chad-2.0%2025
  3. 19Niger-1.6%2025
Median country 7.4% · group 6.3%
Lending rate16 countries
  1. 1Madagascar60.0%2025
  2. 2Malawi37.1%2024
  3. 3Democratic Republic of the Congo24.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 16Niger5.3%2016
  2. 15Mali5.3%2016
  3. 14Guinea-Bissau5.3%2016
Median country 15.4%
Real interest rate16 countries
  1. 1Madagascar47.6%2025
  2. 2Mozambique18.7%2025
  3. 3Sierra Leone18.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 16South Sudan-55.0%2025
  2. 15Burundi-4.9%2025
  3. 14Guinea-Bissau2.5%2016
Median country 9.0%
Exchange rate23 countries
  1. 1Madagascar4,529.752025
  2. 2Uganda3,602.992025
  3. 3Burundi2,943.142025
Lowest
  1. 23Eritrea15.072025
  2. 22Sierra Leone21.302023
  3. 21Mozambique63.912024
Median country 581.93
Tax revenue13 countries
  1. 1Mozambique21.8%2024
  2. 2Burkina Faso18.7%2024
  3. 3Malawi15.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 13Somalia2.2%2024
  2. 12Ethiopia3.4%2024
  3. 11Central African Republic8.2%2021
Median country 12.0% · group 9.9%
Government revenue13 countries
  1. 1Mozambique24.5%2024
  2. 2Burkina Faso21.2%2024
  3. 3Rwanda18.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 13Somalia3.1%2024
  2. 12Ethiopia4.1%2024
  3. 11Central African Republic9.2%2021
Median country 13.2% · group 11.4%
Government expense13 countries
  1. 1Mozambique26.0%2022
  2. 2Malawi20.2%2022
  3. 3Burkina Faso19.6%2023
Lowest
  1. 13Ethiopia6.1%2023
  2. 12Somalia6.3%2023
  3. 11Madagascar11.0%2023
Median country 12.4% · group 13.9%
External debt21 countries
  1. 1Mozambique350.6%2024
  2. 2Rwanda93.9%2024
  3. 3Guinea-Bissau67.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 21Somalia14.9%2024
  2. 20Chad16.4%2024
  3. 19Democratic Republic of the Congo18.3%2024
Median country 35.9% · group 42.2%
Private credit20 countries
  1. 1Burundi38.5%2025
  2. 2Burkina Faso22.7%2025
  3. 3Rwanda22.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 20Afghanistan3.1%2020
  2. 19South Sudan3.2%2025
  3. 18Somalia5.4%2024
Median country 10.6% · group 12.6%
Broad money19 countries
  1. 1Mozambique59.4%2025
  2. 2The Gambia46.9%2024
  3. 3Burundi44.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 19Chad16.0%2021
  2. 18Niger17.3%2025
  3. 17Democratic Republic of the Congo17.6%2025
Median country 27.3% · group 22.6%
Reserves, months of imports13 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan16.62020
  2. 2Madagascar5.52024
  3. 3The Gambia4.82024
Lowest
  1. 13South Sudan0.22023
  2. 12Burundi0.72023
  3. 11Democratic Republic of the Congo1.72023
Median country 2.0 · group 3.3
Military spending21 countries
  1. 1Mali3.87%2025
  2. 2South Sudan3.42%2025
  3. 3Burkina Faso3.30%2025
Lowest
  1. 21Sierra Leone0.37%2025
  2. 20Ethiopia0.49%2025
  3. 19The Gambia0.57%2025
Median country 1.54% · group 1.57%
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