Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit
Egypt
1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3041 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
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$), per unit, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.