Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP (current US$), per capita

Italy
43,309 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,673 current US$ per person
in 2025
Italy rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 43,309 current US$ per person against 1,673 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 41,636 current US$ per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 25.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 212 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,325 current US$ per person 190.69 current US$ per person 1,134 current US$ per person Italy
1970s 3,934 current US$ per person 416.11 current US$ per person 3,518 current US$ per person Italy
1980s 10,512 current US$ per person 730.4 current US$ per person 9,782 current US$ per person Italy
1990s 21,448 current US$ per person 753.26 current US$ per person 20,694 current US$ per person Italy
2000s 30,349 current US$ per person 1,020 current US$ per person 29,329 current US$ per person Italy
2010s 34,462 current US$ per person 1,712 current US$ per person 32,751 current US$ per person Italy
2020s 37,936 current US$ per person 1,696 current US$ per person 36,240 current US$ per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 43,309 current US$ per person against 1,673 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41,636 current US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Italy ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (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.