Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,655 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
28,459 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
United Arab Emirates rank
34th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
010.0k20.0k30.0k196519952025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 28,459 current US$ per person against 1,655 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26,804 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 17.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 43 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 912.47 current US$ per person 24,711 current US$ per person 23,799 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 1,412 current US$ per person 22,822 current US$ per person 21,409 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 1,449 current US$ per person 25,681 current US$ per person 24,232 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 28,459 current US$ per person against 1,655 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
26,804 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,145 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.