Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
4.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.46 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 3.46 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.9 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 3.63 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.05 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.5859 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.3 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.41 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.8884 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 4.09 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.05 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bhutan, at 4.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 3.46 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.9 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.