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

Malta
47,907 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,673 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 47,907 current US$ per person against 1,673 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 46,234 current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 28.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 212 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,615 current US$ per person 416.11 current US$ per person 1,198 current US$ per person Malta
1980s 4,295 current US$ per person 730.4 current US$ per person 3,565 current US$ per person Malta
1990s 8,907 current US$ per person 753.26 current US$ per person 8,154 current US$ per person Malta
2000s 15,636 current US$ per person 1,020 current US$ per person 14,616 current US$ per person Malta
2010s 26,929 current US$ per person 1,712 current US$ per person 25,217 current US$ per person Malta
2020s 39,737 current US$ per person 1,696 current US$ per person 38,041 current US$ per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 47,907 current US$ per person against 1,673 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46,234 current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.