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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 (2011-2021).

The Low Income Countries are home to over 0.6 billion people with an average life expectancy of 62 years and a current median age of 18 against a global average of 31.



Economics



Low Income
Countries		 Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions		 CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2011-2021		 Share of
Global
GDP
%		 Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2011-2021		 Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$		 Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Afghanistan 158.4 3.3% 0.1% 0.1% 3,977 3.9%
Burkina Faso 89.6 5.3% 0.1% 0.1% 4,170 27.2%
Central African Republic 8.3 -1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1,693 26.1%
Chad 42.7 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 2,524 33.6%
Congo, Dem. Rep 191.4 5.5% 0.1% 0.2% 2,072 6.8%
Ethiopia 414.9 8.6% 0.3% 0.5% 3,520 35.8%
Gambia 9.0 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3,618 50.8%
Guinea-Bissau 6.6 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 3,254 46.4%
Liberia 14.2 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2,734 27.4%
Madagascar 71.3 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2,508 31.4%
Mali 86.4 3.7% 0.1% 0.1% 4,142 28.0%
Mozambique 59.3 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1,845 67.7%
Niger 51.7 5.6% 0.0% 0.1% 2,057 30.7%
Rwanda 44.4 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3,341 46.3%
Sierra Leone 23.4 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2,869 44.0%
Sudan 338.3 1.6% 0.2% 0.1% 7,534 94.3%
Togo 33.0 8.2% 0.0% 0.0% 3,892 35.5%
Uganda 168.1 4.7% 0.1% 0.1% 3,567 32.1%
Yemen, Rep. 58.7 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1,926 42.5%

Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages:		 1,869.7 N/A 1.0% 1.3% 3,223* 37.4%*


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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 D 39.8 65 18.4 57.8 19.9
Burkina Faso C 21.5 62 17.6 67.8 12.1
Central African Republic D 4.9 53 17.6 36.7 13.6
Chad D 16.9 54 16.6 54.4 4.0
Congo, Dem. Rep D 92.4 61 17.0 40.0 4.6
Ethiopia D 117.9 67 19.5 47.8 23.2
Gambia C 2.5 62 17.8 70.0 13.1
Guinea-Bissau D 2.0 58 18.8 48.9 18.8
Liberia D 5.2 64 19.4 57.8 22.4
Madagascar C 28.4 67 19.6 54.4 24.1
Mali B 20.9 59 16.3 60.0 2.0
Mozambique C 32.2 61 17.6 62.2 11.6
Niger D 25.1 62 15.2 68.9 -9.5
Rwanda D 13.3 69 20.0 73.3 25.8
Sierra Leone C 8.1 55 19.4 60.0 23.7
Sudan D 44.9 65 19.7 54.4 23.1
Togo C 8.5 61 19.4 67.8 22.9
Uganda D 47.1 63 16.7 71.1 7.7
Yemen, Rep. D 30.5 66 20.2 27.8 28.3

Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages:		 N/A 562.1 62* 18.3* 56.9* 15.3*


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 10.7 81.5 <0.1% 4 4.0 16
Burkina Faso 4.3 15.6 <0.1% 2 38.3 42
Central African Republic 0.3 31.5 66% 4 6.4 24
Chad 1.0 54.5 38% 3 16.4 20
Congo, Dem. Rep 2.3 49.0 77% 7 4.4 19
Ethiopia 16.3 103.5 31% 3 38.8 39
Gambia 0.6 1.7 10% 4 39.6 37
Guinea-Bissau 0.3 1.6 67% 4 - 21
Liberia 1.3 6.2 41% 5 23.3 29
Madagascar 4.0 17.8 78% 6 26.8 26
Mali 3.4 23.3 50% 2 25.8 29
Mozambique 8.7 27.5 63% 4 23.4 26
Niger 2.1 29.9 45% 2 35.1 31
Rwanda 1.1 2.9 56% 4 51.3 53
Sierra Leone 1.0 4.6 40% 4 30.0 34
Sudan 23.0 58.9 13% 4 22.3 20
Togo 3.3 3.5 50% 5 32.3 30
Uganda 5.5 33.3 42% 6 40.5 27
Yemen, Rep. 10.3 8.6 19% 3 4.8 16

Low Income Countries
Totals/Averages:		 99.5 555.1 N/A 4* 25.8* 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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