Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 was 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 178.59 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1984.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 197.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 196.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 187.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 178.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 182.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 190.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 190.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 190.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 198.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 192.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 192.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 184.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 189.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 185.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 187.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 196.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 198.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 198.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 202.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 197.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 200.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 224.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 228.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 229.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 235.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 241.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 244.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 249.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 252.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 258.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 255.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 258.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 262 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 267.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 268.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 270.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 275.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 275.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 274.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 276.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 279.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 282.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 280.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 281.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 190.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 178.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 198.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 192.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 184.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | 202.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 197.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | 252.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 266.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 255.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 275.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 276.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 35 Costa Rica 568.98 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 36 Nigeria 557.59 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 37 Indonesia 535.27 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 38 South Korea 532.47 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 39 Sweden 531.94 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 40 Peru 531.2 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 41 Switzerland 527.76 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 17.18 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 287.43 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.59 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.