Country
GDP growth
15.9%
2025 · 2026 : 3.3% (projection)
Inflation
1.8%
2025 · 2026 : 14.1% (projection)
Public debt
153.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 125.2% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-30.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -22.5% (projection)
Current account balance
+1.1%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +0.9% (projection)
Nominal GDP
44.7 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 56.9 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
5,998 USD
2025 · 2026 : 7,557 USD (projection)
Population
7.5 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0.8 | – |
| 2016 | -1.5 | – |
| 2017 | 32.5 | – |
| 2018 | 7.9 | – |
| 2019 | -11.2 | – |
| 2020 | -29.5 | – |
| 2021 | 27.3 | – |
| 2022 | -8.6 | – |
| 2023 | 10.5 | – |
| 2024 | 4.2 | – |
| 2025 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| 2026 | – | 3.3 |
| 2027 | – | 2.9 |
| 2028 | – | 2.7 |
| 2029 | – | 2.5 |
| 2030 | – | 2.3 |
| 2031 | – | 2.1 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | – |
| 2016 | 25.9 | – |
| 2017 | 25.8 | – |
| 2018 | 13.2 | – |
| 2019 | -2.2 | – |
| 2020 | 1.4 | – |
| 2021 | 2.9 | – |
| 2022 | 4.5 | – |
| 2023 | 2.4 | – |
| 2024 | 2.1 | – |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2026 | – | 14.1 |
| 2027 | – | 16.1 |
| 2028 | – | 13.3 |
| 2029 | – | 12.8 |
| 2030 | – | 11.1 |
| 2031 | – | 10.2 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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