Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	78,800,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	280,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	5.53 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	1,190 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	3.06 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	1.57 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	15,600,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	17,100,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	23.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	28.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	29.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizerCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas, milk, sugarcane, rice, vegetables, beans, sunflower seeds (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	gold, refined petroleum, dried legumes, refined copper, coal (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	India 15%, UAE 14%, Uganda 12%, South Africa 10%, China 6% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	China 32%, India 13%, UAE 9%, Saudi Arabia 5%, Japan 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	40.5 indexWorld Bank WDI [2018]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	coal (3,256,481 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.638 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.298 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–40.5 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2018] 40.5 index
Top export partners	South Africa (19.2%) India (15.3%) Uganda (14.3%) United Arab Emirates (5.2%) China (5.0%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	China (29.6%) India (23.0%) United Arab Emirates (8.1%) Rep. of Korea (3.1%) Japan (2.9%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Cereals, primary / Roots and Tubers, Total / Cassava, fresh / Maize (corn) / Hen eggs in shell, freshFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	17.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Private credit (% of GDP)	13.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	10.4 %WB GFDD [2020]
Financial account ownership	59.8 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	6.37 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	4.95 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found