Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
39th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.8522 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1998
Years of data
51
1971–2021

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2021

00.20.40.60.8197119962021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.8522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1971 0.6966 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1972 0.6919 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1973 0.6953 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1974 0.6861 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1975 0.6906 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1976 0.688 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1977 0.6612 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1978 0.6681 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1979 0.6373 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1980 0.6817 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1981 0.8038 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.9%
1982 0.7924 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1983 0.7616 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1984 0.74 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.8%
1985 0.703 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
1986 0.7681 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
1987 0.7691 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
1988 0.77 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
1989 0.7333 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1990 0.7071 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
1991 0.694 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1992 0.7662 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.4%
1993 0.7058 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1994 0.6712 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
1995 0.6167 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1996 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1997 0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1998 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
1999 0.7976 current US$ per US$ of GDP +43.2%
2000 0.7624 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2001 0.7646 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2002 0.7662 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2003 0.7702 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2004 0.7685 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2005 0.752 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2006 0.764 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2007 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2008 0.7142 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2009 0.7694 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
2010 0.7502 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2011 0.7417 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2012 0.7576 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2013 0.7692 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2014 0.7965 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2015 0.8244 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2016 0.8522 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2017 0.8348 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2018 0.8008 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2019 0.7203 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2020 0.7437 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2021 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +43.2% 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7976 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6966 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1980s 0.7523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6817 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.666 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7976 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.7573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7142 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7702 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.7848 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7203 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.7324 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7437 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 36 Honduras 0.8791 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 37 Madagascar 0.8708 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 38 Tonga 0.8702 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 39 Kenya 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 40 Togo 0.8651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 41 Dominican Republic 0.8636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 42 Costa Rica 0.8619 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 0.8522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,508 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current 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.