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
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ 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$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ 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$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +43.2% | 0.5568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7976 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 36 Honduras 0.8791 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.8708 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Tonga 0.8702 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Kenya 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Togo 0.8651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 0.8636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Costa Rica 0.8619 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.