Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 1.5% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Western Africa peaked at 7.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2020.
Western Africa ranks 24th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +48.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +305.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -62.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +65.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -52.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -78.8% |
| 2016 | -2.5% | -425.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -110.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +94.3% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -810.3% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | -71.4% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -55.8% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -458.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -810.3% | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | -425.6% | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | +458.3% | -0.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -2.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -4.8% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.95 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -26.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -35.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -23.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -31.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Western Africa?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Western Africa was 1.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2020.
- How does Western Africa rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Western Africa ranks 24th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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