In Q1 2024, Nigeria's financial institutions accounted for 6.40% of GDP, nearly double their 2022 contribution of 3.60% and significantly up from 4.60% in 2023. This highlights the increasing role of financial institutions in driving economic growth and stability.
From 2016 to 2019, the sector’s share of GDP remained relatively stagnant, hovering around 2.60% to 2.70%. The turning point came in 2020, when the figure climbed to 3.00%, coinciding with major digital banking adoption, financial inclusion policies, and the rise of fintech startups. Since then, the sector has grown consistently, reflecting deeper financial penetration and economic formalisation.
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.