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

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Japan

9,050 current US$ per person

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

419.19 current US$ per person

in 2025

Japan rank

38th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

39th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

Japan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Japan currently reports 9,050 current US$ per person against 419.19 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8,631 current US$ per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 21.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 207 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,174 current US$ per person	244.66 current US$ per person	12,930 current US$ per person	Japan
2000s	11,206 current US$ per person	284.29 current US$ per person	10,922 current US$ per person	Japan
2010s	12,012 current US$ per person	455 current US$ per person	11,557 current US$ per person	Japan
2020s	10,430 current US$ per person	418.02 current US$ per person	10,012 current US$ per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Japan, at 9,050 current US$ per person against 419.19 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8,631 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?: Japan ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Industry (including construction), value added (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.