How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Malta

21,345 current US$ per person

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

1,381 current US$ per person

in 2025

Malta rank

33rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

36th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

Malta
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Malta currently reports 21,345 current US$ per person against 1,381 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19,964 current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 15.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 190 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,168 current US$ per person	253.62 current US$ per person	914.67 current US$ per person	Malta
1980s	2,871 current US$ per person	449.7 current US$ per person	2,421 current US$ per person	Malta
1990s	5,557 current US$ per person	553.23 current US$ per person	5,004 current US$ per person	Malta
2000s	9,801 current US$ per person	714.86 current US$ per person	9,086 current US$ per person	Malta
2010s	13,903 current US$ per person	1,148 current US$ per person	12,755 current US$ per person	Malta
2020s	17,436 current US$ per person	1,247 current US$ per person	16,188 current US$ per person	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$), Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Malta, at 21,345 current US$ per person against 1,381 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19,964 current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?: Malta ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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: 233 places, 11,082 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.