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Macro Scorecard
Latest growth, inflation, policy rate, public debt, current account and political stability for each AU member state, with the Macro Pulse: a 0–100 composite of where a country ranks among its AU peers. How it is scored.
| Country | Region | Macro Pulse | Growth | Inflation | Policy rate | Debt / GDP | Current account / GDP | Political stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | R5 | 47 | 2.3%IMF · 2026 | 11.6%Banco Nacional de Angola · Apr 2026 | 17.00%Banco Nacional de Angola · May 2026 | 51.6%IMF · 2026 | 2.2%IMF · 2026 | -0.44World Bank · 2025 |
| Botswana | R5 | 63 | 4.7%IMF · 2026 | 9.4%World Bank · Aug 2026 | 5.50%Bank of Botswana · Apr 30, 2026 | 47.0%IMF · 2026 | -1.9%IMF · 2026 | 1.08World Bank · 2025 |
| Eswatini | R5 | 56 | 4.0%IMF · 2026 | 3.5%IMF · 2026 | — | 50.0%IMF · 2026 | -1.8%IMF · 2026 | -0.57World Bank · 2025 |
| Lesotho | R5 | 56 | 1.1%IMF · 2026 | 2.6%World Bank · Aug 2026 | — | 49.0%IMF · 2026 | -3.4%IMF · 2026 | -0.01World Bank · 2025 |
| Malawi | R5 | 23 | 2.2%IMF · 2026 | 24.4%IMF · 2026 | — | 74.5%IMF · 2026 | -15.4%IMF · 2026 | -0.16World Bank · 2025 |
| Mozambique | R5 | 12 | 0.5%IMF · 2026 | 6.4%World Bank · Aug 2026 | 9.25%Banco de Moçambique · May 2026 | 106.1%IMF · 2026 | -43.0%IMF · 2026 | -1.66World Bank · 2025 |
| Namibia | R5 | 38 | 2.4%IMF · 2026 | 5.0%World Bank · Aug 2026 | 6.75%Bank of Namibia · Aug 12, 2026 | 70.5%IMF · 2026 | -15.7%IMF · 2026 | 0.74World Bank · 2025 |
| South Africa | R5 | 45 | 1.0%IMF · 2026 | 4.4%South African Reserve Bank · Sep 2026 | 7.25%South African Reserve Bank · Sep 1, 2026 | 78.9%IMF · 2026 | -0.9%IMF · 2026 | -0.38World Bank · 2025 |
| Zambia | R5 | 53 | 4.3%IMF · 2026 | 6.1%World Bank · Sep 2026 | 13.25%Bank of Zambia · May 13, 2026 | 86.0%IMF · 2025 | 0.9%IMF · 2026 | -0.06World Bank · 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | R5 | 59 | 5.0%IMF · 2026 | 8.0%IMF · 2026 | — | 42.3%IMF · 2026 | 3.7%IMF · 2026 | -0.87World Bank · 2025 |
Sources are shown under each figure. Current-year growth figures from the IMF are projections. Political stability is the World Bank governance estimate (about −2.5 to +2.5).