Data
Countries in figures
Internet users · % of population
The share of people who used the internet in the past three months, on any device, including a phone, computer or tablet. About this indicator →
- less than 19%
- 19% to 33%
- 33% to 46%
- 46% to 69%
- 69% or more
- no data
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 91% | 2024 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 88% | 2024 |
| 3 | Libya | 82% | 2024 |
| 4 | South Africa | 78% | 2024 |
| 5 | Algeria | 77% | 2024 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 77% | 2024 |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 75% | 2024 |
| 8 | Egypt | 75% | 2024 |
| 9 | Mauritius | 73% | 2024 |
| 10 | Ghana | 72% | 2024 |
| 11 | Gabon | 69% | 2024 |
| 12 | Djibouti | 65% | 2024 |
| 13 | Namibia | 65% | 2024 |
| 14 | Eswatini | 63% | 2024 |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 63% | 2024 |
| 16 | Senegal | 60% | 2024 |
| 17 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 59% | 2024 |
| 18 | Botswana | 57% | 2024 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 52% | 2024 |
| 20 | Gambia | 49% | 2024 |
| 21 | Congo - Brazzaville | 47% | 2024 |
| 22 | Cameroon | 46% | 2024 |
| 23 | Mauritania | 46% | 2024 |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 42% | 2024 |
| 25 | Côte d’Ivoire | 41% | 2024 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 41% | 2024 |
| 27 | Angola | 41% | 2024 |
| 28 | Togo | 39% | 2024 |
| 29 | Mali | 37% | 2024 |
| 30 | Kenya | 35% | 2024 |
| 31 | Benin | 34% | 2024 |
| 32 | Guinea | 33% | 2024 |
| 33 | Comoros | 33% | 2024 |
| 34 | Liberia | 32% | 2024 |
| 35 | Rwanda | 32% | 2024 |
| 36 | Tanzania | 31% | 2024 |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 30% | 2024 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 28% | 2024 |
| 39 | Somalia | 28% | 2024 |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 25% | 2024 |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 22% | 2024 |
| 42 | Mozambique | 21% | 2024 |
| 43 | Congo - Kinshasa | 20% | 2024 |
| 44 | Malawi | 19% | 2024 |
| 45 | Madagascar | 19% | 2024 |
| 46 | Sudan | 19% | 2017 |
| 47 | Zambia | 17% | 2024 |
| 48 | Niger | 16% | 2024 |
| 49 | Eritrea | 14% | 2020 |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 14% | 2024 |
| 51 | Chad | 13% | 2024 |
| 52 | Uganda | 9% | 2024 |
| 53 | Burundi | 9% | 2024 |
| 54 | South Sudan | 7% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Latest observed or estimated value from the source, excluding projections.
Policy rates
BCEAO · UEMOA
- Minimum bid rate
- 3.00 %
- Marginal lending facility
- 5.00 %
Source: BCEAO · recorded 27 October 2026
BEAC · CEMAC
- Main refinancing rate
- 4.50 %
- Marginal lending facility
- 5.75 %
- Deposit facility
- 0.00 %
Source: BEAC · recorded 27 October 2026
Dollar américain (USD)
588.30
▲ 0.34 %
Yuan chinois (CNY)
88.23
▲ 0.35 %
Livre sterling (GBP)
784.09
▲ 0.19 %
Franc suisse (CHF)
709.99
▲ 0.04 %
Yen japonais (100 JPY)
372.77
▲ 0.10 %
Rand sud-africain (ZAR)
35.34
▲ 0.22 %
CFA francs (XOF and XAF) per unit of foreign currency (per 100 yen), 27 October 2026. Source: ECB, converted at the fixed euro parity of €1 = 655.957 FCFA. A rise shown in red means the CFA franc has lost value against that currency.
Commodities
| Commodity | Price | 1 month | 12 months | 24 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent crude oilUSD/barrel | 117 | +28.5 % | +71.8 % | |
| CocoaUSD/kg | 5.92 | −0.5 % | −15.8 % | |
| Robusta coffeeUSD/kg | 3.69 | −7.3 % | −20.8 % | |
| Cotton (A Index)USD/kg | 2.10 | −0.5 % | +22.1 % | |
| Palm oilUSD/tonne | 1,180 | +4.2 % | +13.8 % | |
| Rubber (RSS3)USD/kg | 2.75 | +0.7 % | +30.3 % | |
| GroundnutsUSD/tonne | 1,563 | +4.2 % | +26.6 % | |
| Logs (Cameroon)USD/m³ | 403 | −0.7 % | −1.9 % | |
| GoldUSD/oz | 4,319 | −2.1 % | +17.7 % | |
| Phosphate rockUSD/tonne | 170 | 0.0 % | +11.5 % | |
| Iron oreUSD/tonne | 97.70 | +1.5 % | −5.4 % | |
| Rice (Thailand 5%)USD/tonne | 482 | +2.3 % | +28.9 % | |
| Wheat (US)USD/tonne | 279 | +5.9 % | +34.6 % | |
| Sugar (world price)USD/kg | 0.41 | +7.9 % | +17.1 % |
Monthly averages for September 2026, in current US dollars. Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet), updated at the start of each month.
Country profiles
Country profiles
Other African countries
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe