Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

Mauritius
4.9%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.4%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-15-10-50510200020122024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 4.9% against 1.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 226 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% Mauritius
2010s 3.8% 2.5% 1.4% Mauritius
2020s 1.7% 0.0% 1.7% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mauritius, at 4.9% against 1.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
Mauritius ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,492 data points, 2000–2024
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