Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,561 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
50,274 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
28th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 50,274 current US$ per person against 1,561 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 48,713 current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 32.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 38 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 (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 663.89 current US$ per person 30,215 current US$ per person 29,551 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 724.42 current US$ per person 26,261 current US$ per person 25,536 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 945.22 current US$ per person 36,517 current US$ per person 35,572 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 1,622 current US$ per person 48,027 current US$ per person 46,405 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 1,603 current US$ per person 46,599 current US$ per person 44,996 current 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) (current us$), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 50,274 current US$ per person against 1,561 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
48,713 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.