Sub-Saharan Africa
Typology of Countries
IMF Data Mapper®

October 2024

The data and projections cover 45 sub-Saharan African countries. Countries are aggregated into four (overlapping) groups: oil exporters, middle-income, low-income, and countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (see table A1).

The membership of these groups reflects the most recent data on per capita gross national income (averaged over three years) and the World Bank, Classification of Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations.

• The oil exporters are countries where net oil exports make up 30 percent or more of total exports. Except for Angola, Nigeria, and South Sudan, they belong to the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC).
• The middle-income countries had per capita gross national income in the years 2020-23 of more than US$1,145.00 (World Bank, Atlas method).
• The low-income countries had average per capita gross national income in the years 2020-23 equal to or lower than US$1,145.00 (World Bank, Atlas method).
• The countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations are classified based on the World Bank, Classification of Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, FY2025

Countries are also grouped as "Resource-intensive countries" and "Non-resource intensive countries" (see table A2).