While global economics can sometimes seem boring, at its core lies the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This figure represents the total income earned by a country’s people and businesses, ...

According to 2025 estimates from the International Monetary Fund, South Sudan ranks as the poorest country in the world, with a GDP per capita of just $251. ・Business Insider Africa presents the top ...

StatsSA's latest poverty numbers paint a grim picture.

Africa’s poorest countries are struggling to take on more debt to invest in agriculture and are increasingly faced with the stark choice of paying off costly loans or feeding their people, global ...