Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Sub-Saharan Africa
1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
41,605 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197520002025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 41,605 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 40,083 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 27.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 32 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person 79,220 constant 2015 US$ per person 77,992 constant 2015 US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 1,119 constant 2015 US$ per person 61,149 constant 2015 US$ per person 60,031 constant 2015 US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 1,254 constant 2015 US$ per person 52,718 constant 2015 US$ per person 51,464 constant 2015 US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 1,515 constant 2015 US$ per person 43,876 constant 2015 US$ per person 42,361 constant 2015 US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 1,470 constant 2015 US$ per person 41,235 constant 2015 US$ per person 39,765 constant 2015 US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 41,605 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
40,083 constant 2015 US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,771 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.