Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit

Japan
1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

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

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.8843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.8408 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8685 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

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$), per unit, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.2204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
Japan ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.