GDP
$400.26B+5.1% vs 2023
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Labor Market
Unemployment rate
33.2%+1.1 pp vs 2023
Youth unemployment (15–24)
60.9%+1.2 pp vs 2023
Labour force participation (15+)
58.5%0.0 pp vs 2023
Health
Life expectancy at birth
66.14 years+1.0% vs 2022
Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births
34.7+0.9% vs 2022
Health spending, % of GDP
8.8%+0.1 pp vs 2021
Education
Public spending on education, % of GDP
6%−0.1 pp vs 2023
Tertiary enrolment (gross)
23.5%−0.2 pp vs 2022
Adult literacy
91.2%+1.2 pp vs 2021
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