Angola’s debt reached an all-time high of 68.3% of GDP in 2024. Even with a slight projected dip to 67.7% in 2025, the country remains in a position where more than two-thirds of its GDP goes into servicing debt, the highest ratio in Africa.
The chart also shows that Angola’s debt service ratio has not been a steady climb, but rather a series of sharp spikes and drops. After years of moderate levels (under 15%) from 2009 to 2014, the figure more than tripled between 2014 and 2016, hitting 41.9% in 2016. The years since then have been marked by volatility, with multiple jumps above 50%.
Burundi recorded its highest GDP per capita in 2015 ($280.97).
By 2024, GDP per capita dropped to $153.93, a decline of nearly 45% from its peak.
Burundi’s population exceeds 13 million (2024), which dilutes income per person even when overall GDP grows.
Structural challenges like limited industrialization, reliance on subsistence farming, and political instability contribute to stagnation.
Since 2015, Burundi has held the lowest GDP per capita in Africa—and at $153.9 in 2024, it is the poorest country in the world by GDP per capita.
