Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Spain
37,150 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
2,054 current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 37,150 current US$ per person against 2,054 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35,096 current US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 18.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 6,847 current US$ per person 688.73 current US$ per person 6,158 current US$ per person Spain
1990s 15,155 current US$ per person 837.54 current US$ per person 14,318 current US$ per person Spain
2000s 25,835 current US$ per person 1,122 current US$ per person 24,712 current US$ per person Spain
2010s 28,441 current US$ per person 1,828 current US$ per person 26,613 current US$ per person Spain
2020s 31,764 current US$ per person 1,885 current US$ per person 29,880 current US$ per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Spain, at 37,150 current US$ per person against 2,054 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35,096 current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Spain ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national 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
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.