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Bottom Billion Countries

41 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE BOTTOM BILLION

World Economics has combined 41 countries to represent the 'Bottom Billion' group of countries. The Bottom Billion are home to (approximately three-quarters of the world's poorest 1.26 billion people) who live in Middle Income Countries. Overall these countries account for 5% of Global GDP and 6% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Bottom Billion group are home to over 1.33 billion people with an average life expectancy of 63 years and a current median age of 19 against a global average of 30.



Economics




Bottom Billion
Countries
Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions
CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2012-2022
Share of
Global
GDP
%
Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2012-2022
Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$
Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Angola 390.1 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 11,138 30.1%
Benin 67.6 5.4% 0.0% 0.1% 5,284 36.8%
Bolivia 178.8 3.2% 0.1% 0.1% 14,906 46.6%
Burkina Faso 74.9 5.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3,389 39.7%
Burundi 16.3 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1,291 37.5%
Cambodia 130.9 5.4% 0.1% 0.1% 7,622 21.1%
Cameroon 151.0 4.4% 0.1% 0.1% 5,410 32.4%
Central African Republic 8.6 -2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1,707 28.2%
Chad 44.7 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2,569 25.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep 205.8 5.5% 0.1% 0.2% 2,161 7.7%
Congo, Rep. 35.7 -2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 6,159 45.3%
Cote d'Ivoire 241.4 6.8% 0.1% 0.3% 8,702 35.6%
Egypt 2,010.0 4.2% 1.2% 1.5% 18,935 59.8%
Ethiopia 437.8 8.1% 0.3% 0.5% 3,624 30.9%
Gabon 66.8 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 28,630 26.7%
Gambia 9.6 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3,749 48.6%
Ghana 287.3 4.7% 0.2% 0.2% 8,868 57.7%
Guinea 64.1 6.0% 0.0% 0.1% 4,621 23.3%
Guinea-Bissau 6.0 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2,888 53.9%
Haiti 52.8 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4,524 14.2%
Kenya 387.6 5.4% 0.2% 0.4% 6,895 47.2%
Laos 84.3 5.3% 0.0% 0.1% 11,271 75.3%
Lesotho 8.0 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3,686 32.7%
Madagascar 75.3 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2,582 31.2%
Mali 89.7 4.0% 0.1% 0.1% 4,179 29.7%
Mauritania 38.3 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 7,812 33.7%
Mongolia 50.2 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 14,852 67.2%
Mozambique 62.5 3.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1,890 66.7%
Myanmar 349.3 3.3% 0.2% 0.2% 6,325 39.6%
Nepal 196.9 4.2% 0.1% 0.1% 6,513 29.5%
Niger 49.0 5.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1,880 37.3%
Nigeria 2,017.9 2.3% 1.2% 0.9% 9,310 20.0%
Rwanda 45.5 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3,344 47.5%
Senegal 96.9 5.2% 0.1% 0.1% 5,488 49.3%
Sierra Leone 24.3 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2,920 46.5%
Sudan 341.5 1.8% 0.2% 0.1% 7,424 95.8%
Tanzania 265.7 5.6% 0.2% 0.2% 4,197 24.9%
Togo 27.8 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3,204 45.9%
Uganda 162.4 4.8% 0.1% 0.1% 3,353 35.1%
Yemen, Rep. 60.5 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1,942 36.0%
Zambia 108.3 3.0% 0.1% 0.1% 5,565 71.1%

Bottom Billion Countries
Totals / Averages:
9,022.2 N/A 5.3% 6.1% 6,361* 40.6%*


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Notes:
  • GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Bottom Billion Countries data.
  • Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Offical GDP data quality is often poor in Emerging Market countries. See data quality for individual countries.







Demography




Emerging Market
Countries
Population
Data Quality
Grade
Total
Population
Millions
Life Expectancy
Years
Median
Age
Years
Statistical Capacity
0-100 Index
Age Dependency
Total






Angola E 35.0 62 16.2 45.6 8.5
Benin D 12.8 60 17.5 62.2 16.0
Bolivia D 12.0 64 23.9 66.7 43.7
Burkina Faso C 22.1 59 16.6 67.8 12.6
Burundi E 12.6 62 15.6 57.8 4.8
Cambodia D 17.2 70 26.5 60.0 46.6
Cameroon E 27.9 60 17.5 46.7 17.7
Central African Republic E 5.0 54 14.7 36.7 -2.8
Chad E 17.4 53 15.0 54.4 1.3
Congo, Dem. Rep E 95.2 59 15.6 40.0 2.0
Congo, Rep. E 5.8 64 18.2 38.9 21.2
Cote d'Ivoire D 27.7 59 17.6 71.1 20.8
Egypt B 106.2 70 23.9 82.2 39.2
Ethiopia E 120.8 65 18.5 47.8 24.3
Gabon D 2.3 66 21.6 40.0 32.4
Gambia E 2.6 62 16.8 70.0 15.0
Ghana C 32.4 64 20.4 71.1 31.3
Guinea E 13.9 59 17.7 51.1 17.6
Guinea-Bissau E 2.1 60 18.3 48.9 23.4
Haiti E 11.7 63 23.0 53.3 41.7
Kenya D 56.2 61 19.2 57.8 29.8
Laos D 7.5 68 23.8 62.2 45.3
Lesotho E 2.2 53 22.1 67.8 37.9
Madagascar D 29.2 65 19.0 54.4 25.5
Mali C 21.5 59 15.1 60.0 0.7
Mauritania E 4.9 64 17.6 61.1 17.3
Mongolia A 3.4 71 26.8 92.2 41.6
Mozambique D 33.1 59 16.8 62.2 13.9
Myanmar C 55.2 66 29.0 74.4 54.0
Nepal D 30.2 68 23.7 72.2 45.1
Niger E 26.1 62 14.5 68.9 -5.4
Nigeria E 216.7 53 17.0 53.3 13.9
Rwanda D 13.6 69 19.0 73.3 27.5
Senegal D 17.7 77 17.8 66.7 18.5
Sierra Leone C 8.3 74 18.8 60.0 26.0
Sudan E 46.0 76 18.4 54.4 19.8
Tanzania E 63.3 66 16.8 63.3 12.3
Togo D 8.7 62 18.7 67.8 23.5
Uganda E 48.4 63 15.9 71.1 11.8
Yemen, Rep. E 31.2 64 18.7 27.8 25.9
Zambia E 19.5 61 16.9 53.3 18.2

Bottom Billion Countries
Totals / Averages:
N/A 1,325.5 63* 19.0* 59.4* 22.4*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.


Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets;
         B: Use with caution;
         C: Unreliable for many purposes
         D: Extremely poor quality.








Environmental, Social and Governance




Emerging Market
Countries:
Carbon Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Methane Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Population in Poverty
% of Pop
Years of Schooling
Years
Rule
of Law
0-100 Index
Corruption Levels
0-100 Index






Angola 21.4 44.1 50% 5 30.9 33
Benin 7.8 4.1 19% 4 39.2 43
Bolivia 23.3 34.3 4% 10 26.1 31
Burkina Faso 5.7 16.8 34% 2 42.7 42
Burundi 0.7 1.5 73% 3 23.1 17
Cambodia 19.0 20.0 0% 5 32.1 24
Cameroon 9.3 16.9 26% 6 27.6 26
Central African Republic 0.2 16.2 0% 4 14.5 24
Chad 1.9 56.3 33% 3 22.4 19
Congo, Dem. Rep 2.6 49.0 77% 7 13.7 20
Congo, Rep. 7.5 10.0 40% 6 26.7 21
Cote d'Ivoire 11.7 7.6 9% 5 38.2 37
Egypt 249.6 78.2 4% 10 47.2 30
Ethiopia 17.8 88.4 31% 3 38.9 38
Gabon 5.7 6.2 3% 9 36.8 29
Gambia 0.7 1.4 10% 5 43.9 34
Ghana 21.3 11.4 13% 8 50.9 43
Guinea 4.8 17.1 23% 2 26.8 25
Guinea-Bissau 0.4 1.4 25% 4 - 21
Haiti 2.9 5.4 25% 6 24.1 17
Kenya 19.9 38.5 37% 7 43.8 32
Laos 20.8 8.5 10% 5 38.0 31
Lesotho 2.3 1.1 27% 6 43.4 37
Madagascar 4.3 17.1 79% 5 32.9 26
Mali 4.2 24.4 16% 2 32.1 28
Mauritania 4.1 7.4 6% 5 37.4 30
Mongolia 50.3 19.4 1% 9 47.6 33
Mozambique 7.1 28.0 64% 3 29.0 26
Myanmar 36.3 77.8 1% 6 19.4 23
Nepal 14.2 24.9 15% 5 42.1 34
Niger 2.7 29.4 41% 2 43.5 32
Nigeria 137.0 143.8 39% 7 33.1 24
Rwanda 1.8 2.0 57% 13 57.4 51
Senegal 13.6 11.9 8% 11 44.4 43
Sierra Leone 1.3 3.9 43% 11 34.0 34
Sudan 21.0 57.9 12% 11 25.0 22
Tanzania 13.0 49.8 49% 6 40.8 38
Togo 2.3 3.0 24% 5 39.9 30
Uganda 5.8 25.4 41% 6 44.7 26
Yemen, Rep. 12.5 11.0 18% 3 11.5 16
Zambia 7.7 27.2 59% 7 39.2 33

Bottom Billion Countries
Totals/Averages:
796.5 1,098.6 N/A 6* 34.6* 30*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
    Corruption Perceptions Index: 0 = High levels of corruption, 100 = Low levels of corruption.
  • Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.



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