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Low Income Countries

19 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE LOW INCOME COUNTRIES

World Economics has combined 19 countries to represent the Low Income Countries group. The Low Income designation is defined as all countries with a gross national income per capita less than $1,036.

Overall these countries account for 1% of Global GDP and 1% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Low Income Countries are home to over 0.6 billion people with an average life expectancy of 61 years and a current median age of 17 against a global average of 30.



Economics




Low Income
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
%







Afghanistan 119.9 1.4% 0.1% 0.0% 2,941 3.7%
Burkina Faso 74.1 4.9% 0.0% 0.1% 3,352 39.7%
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%
Ethiopia 445.8 8.3% 0.3% 0.5% 3,690 30.9%
Gambia 9.5 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% 3,712 48.6%
Guinea-Bissau 5.9 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2,882 53.9%
Liberia 12.2 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2,293 35.1%
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%
Mozambique 62.9 3.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1,901 66.7%
Niger 51.0 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% 1,957 37.3%
Rwanda 46.1 6.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3,390 47.5%
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%
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%

Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages:
1,853.8 N/A 1.1% 1.4% 3,045* 39.2%*


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Notes:
  • GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Low Income 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.







Demography




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






Afghanistan E 40.8 62 16.7 57.8 15.4
Burkina Faso C 22.1 59 16.6 67.8 12.6
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
Ethiopia E 120.8 65 18.5 47.8 24.3
Gambia E 2.6 62 16.8 70.0 15.0
Guinea-Bissau E 2.1 60 18.3 48.9 23.4
Liberia E 5.3 61 17.9 57.8 20.3
Madagascar D 29.2 65 19.0 54.4 25.5
Mali C 21.5 59 15.1 60.0 0.7
Mozambique D 33.1 59 16.8 62.2 13.9
Niger E 26.1 62 14.5 68.9 -5.4
Rwanda D 13.6 66 19.0 73.3 27.5
Sierra Leone C 8.3 60 18.8 60.0 26.0
Sudan E 46.0 65 18.4 54.4 19.8
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

Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages:
N/A 577.3 61* 17.1* 56.9* 14.8*


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




Low Income
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






Afghanistan 11.9 17.1 0% 3 9.8 24
Burkina Faso 5.7 16.8 34% 2 42.7 42
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
Ethiopia 17.8 88.4 31% 3 38.9 38
Gambia 0.7 1.4 10% 5 43.9 34
Guinea-Bissau 0.4 1.4 25% 4 - 21
Liberia 1.2 0.5 44% 5 31.5 26
Madagascar 4.3 17.1 79% 5 32.9 26
Mali 4.2 24.4 16% 2 32.1 28
Mozambique 7.1 28.0 64% 3 29.0 26
Niger 2.7 29.4 41% 2 43.5 32
Rwanda 1.8 2.0 57% 13 57.4 51
Sierra Leone 1.3 3.9 43% 11 34.0 34
Sudan 21.0 57.9 12% 11 25.0 22
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

Low Income Countries
Totals/Averages:
105.4 449.2 N/A 5* 31.5* 28*


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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