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 62 years and a current median age of 19 against a global average of 30.
Economics
|
| Angola |
393.4 |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
11,231 |
30.1% |
| Benin |
68.1 |
5.5% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
5,329 |
36.8% |
| Bolivia |
177.9 |
3.2% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
14,835 |
46.6% |
| Burkina Faso |
74.1 |
4.9% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
3,352 |
39.7% |
| Burundi |
16.0 |
1.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,264 |
37.5% |
| Cambodia |
131.9 |
5.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
7,685 |
21.1% |
| Cameroon |
150.1 |
4.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
5,379 |
32.4% |
| Central African Republic |
8.5 |
-2.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,690 |
28.2% |
| Chad |
44.0 |
1.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,529 |
25.5% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep |
207.6 |
5.5% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
2,180 |
7.7% |
| Congo, Rep. |
35.1 |
-2.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
6,055 |
45.3% |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
245.4 |
7.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
8,847 |
35.6% |
| Egypt |
2,011.9 |
4.2% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
18,953 |
59.8% |
| Ethiopia |
445.8 |
8.3% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
3,690 |
30.9% |
| Gabon |
67.2 |
2.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
28,817 |
26.7% |
| Gambia |
9.5 |
3.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,712 |
48.6% |
| Ghana |
289.6 |
4.8% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
8,940 |
57.7% |
| Guinea |
62.4 |
5.7% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
4,503 |
23.3% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
5.9 |
3.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,882 |
53.9% |
| Haiti |
52.8 |
2.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4,524 |
14.2% |
| Kenya |
389.6 |
5.5% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
6,930 |
47.2% |
| Laos |
84.7 |
5.4% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
11,328 |
75.3% |
| Lesotho |
8.3 |
0.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,807 |
32.7% |
| Madagascar |
76.0 |
2.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,604 |
31.2% |
| Mali |
90.7 |
4.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
4,226 |
29.7% |
| Mauritania |
38.7 |
6.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
7,893 |
33.7% |
| Mongolia |
51.4 |
4.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
15,224 |
67.2% |
| Mozambique |
62.9 |
3.9% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,901 |
66.7% |
| Myanmar |
349.4 |
3.3% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
6,327 |
39.6% |
| Nepal |
202.4 |
4.4% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
6,696 |
29.5% |
| Niger |
51.0 |
5.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,957 |
37.3% |
| Nigeria |
2,023.8 |
2.4% |
1.2% |
0.9% |
9,337 |
20.0% |
| Rwanda |
46.1 |
6.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,390 |
47.5% |
| Senegal |
96.9 |
5.2% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
5,489 |
49.3% |
| Sierra Leone |
24.6 |
2.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,956 |
46.5% |
| Sudan |
326.1 |
1.3% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
7,089 |
95.8% |
| Tanzania |
264.7 |
5.5% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
4,181 |
24.9% |
| Togo |
27.9 |
5.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,209 |
45.9% |
| Uganda |
160.8 |
4.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
3,320 |
35.1% |
| Yemen, Rep. |
60.2 |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,932 |
36.0% |
| Zambia |
109.2 |
3.0% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
5,609 |
71.1% |
Bottom Billion Countries
Totals / Averages: |
9,042.9 |
N/A |
5.3% |
6.0% |
6,385* |
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
Bottom Billion Countries
Totals / Averages: |
N/A |
1,325.5 |
62* |
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
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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