Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	53,900,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	164,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	6.06 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	1,080 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	3.32 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	2.75 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	9,030,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	14,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	24.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	24.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	43.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	sugar processing, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel productionCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	plantains, sugarcane, milk, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, vegetables, beans, potatoes, tea (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	gold, coffee, fish, refined petroleum, tobacco (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	India 21%, UAE 16%, Hong Kong 10%, South Sudan 8%, Kenya 6% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	China 19%, UAE 12%, Tanzania 11%, India 10%, Kenya 7% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	42.7 indexWorld Bank WDI [2019]
GDP per capita (1913)	707.7 int$ (2011)Maddison Project [1913]
Leading mineral commodity	iron ore (361,194 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.649 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.309 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–42.7 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2019] 42.7 index
Top export partners	United Arab Emirates (29.4%) China, Hong Kong SAR (11.4%) India (9.1%) Kenya (6.0%) South Sudan (5.5%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	China (19.5%) United Rep. of Tanzania (12.5%) United Arab Emirates (9.4%) India (7.3%) Kenya (7.0%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Fruit Primary Plantains and cooking bananas Sugar cane Sugar Crops Primary Cereals, primary FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	21.1 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	14.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership	72.8 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	6.32 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	10.8 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found