Sub-Saharan Africa
US visitor visa refusal rates, FY2025. Regional median 57.58%.
| # | Country | FY2025 | Global | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 83.52% | #3 global | ▲ +6.50 pts |
| 2 | South Sudan | 76.09% | #5 global | ▲ +15.74 pts |
| 3 | The Gambia | 75.29% | #6 global | ▲ +9.26 pts |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.17% | #7 global | ▼ -1.42 pts |
| 5 | Senegal | 73.96% | #8 global | ▼ -0.69 pts |
| 6 | Liberia | 73.01% | #9 global | ▼ -6.37 pts |
| 7 | Togo | 72.02% | #10 global | ▲ +5.42 pts |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 71.25% | #11 global | ▲ +13.22 pts |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 70.55% | #13 global | ▲ +1.19 pts |
| 10 | Burundi | 69.23% | #15 global | ▲ +3.71 pts |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 68.63% | #16 global | ▲ +13.56 pts |
| 12 | Kenya | 68.23% | #17 global | ▲ +4.91 pts |
| 13 | Mauritania | 67.61% | #19 global | ▼ -2.46 pts |
| 14 | Guinea | 66.90% | #20 global | ▼ -3.35 pts |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 64.75% | #21 global | ▲ +15.97 pts |
| 16 | Rwanda | 64.71% | #23 global | ▲ +8.95 pts |
| 17 | Benin | 64.58% | #24 global | ▲ +3.09 pts |
| 18 | Ghana | 64.34% | #25 global | ▲ +8.75 pts |
| 19 | DR Congo | 63.37% | #27 global | ▲ +16.60 pts |
| 20 | Sudan | 63.26% | #28 global | ▲ +8.67 pts |
| 21 | Chad | 61.63% | #31 global | ▲ +3.03 pts |
| 22 | Djibouti | 61.47% | #32 global | ▼ -3.24 pts |
| 23 | Cameroon | 60.55% | #34 global | ▲ +4.98 pts |
| 24 | Eritrea | 60.02% | #36 global | ▲ +10.08 pts |
| 25 | Uganda | 57.58% | #39 global | ▲ +10.29 pts |
| 26 | Nigeria | 57.00% | #40 global | ▲ +10.49 pts |
| 27 | Mali | 55.57% | #44 global | ▼ -5.33 pts |
| 28 | Angola | 54.33% | #45 global | ▲ +4.97 pts |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 53.87% | #46 global | ▲ +1.85 pts |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 53.64% | #47 global | ▲ +2.47 pts |
| 31 | Malawi | 53.42% | #48 global | ▲ +5.64 pts |
| 32 | Zambia | 52.45% | #52 global | ▲ +7.48 pts |
| 33 | Eswatini | 50.87% | #56 global | ▲ +12.43 pts |
| 34 | Gabon | 44.63% | #67 global | ▲ +16.87 pts |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 42.60% | #72 global | ▼ -5.86 pts |
| 36 | Tanzania | 39.41% | #77 global | ▲ +2.72 pts |
| 37 | Botswana | 38.44% | #80 global | ▲ +6.00 pts |
| 38 | Lesotho | 38.24% | #81 global | ▲ +8.67 pts |
| 39 | Niger | 38.23% | #82 global | no change |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 37.60% | #83 global | ▼ -1.87 pts |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.79% | #87 global | ▲ +6.71 pts |
| 42 | Comoros | 30.19% | #103 global | ▲ +4.77 pts |
| 43 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 25.00% | #113 global | ▼ -25.00 pts |
| 44 | Mozambique | 24.75% | #114 global | ▼ -10.00 pts |
| 45 | Madagascar | 17.23% | #139 global | ▲ +4.11 pts |
| 46 | Namibia | 16.54% | #140 global | ▼ -5.41 pts |
| 47 | Seychelles | 13.22% | #154 global | ▲ +5.63 pts |
| 48 | South Africa | 11.66% | #160 global | ▲ +1.01 pts |
| 49 | Mauritius | 7.35% | #182 global | ▲ +1.08 pts |