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

Philippines
4.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.4%
in 2024
Philippines rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-10-505200020122024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 4.8% against 1.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 226 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 2.5% 2.3% 0.2% Philippines
2010s 4.7% 2.5% 2.2% Philippines
2020s 2.1% 0.0% 2.1% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Philippines, at 4.8% against 1.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.4%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
Philippines ranks 28th 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
Last refreshed