What is the highest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.

What is the lowest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.7%

Rank

5th

of 43 groups

All-time high

1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

All-time low

0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

Years of data

1965–2025

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1965–2025

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

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1965 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	0.739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	0.7223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1967	0.7543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1968	0.7574 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1969	0.7378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1970	0.7214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1971	0.7869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1972	0.7501 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1973	0.7443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1974	0.6915 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1975	0.7413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1976	0.697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1977	0.7106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1978	0.7409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1979	0.7528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1980	0.7485 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1981	0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1982	0.5972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1983	0.6931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1984	0.7368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1985	0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1986	0.8524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.9%
1987	0.9369 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1988	0.9522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1989	0.9763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1990	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1991	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1992	1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1993	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1994	0.9483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1995	0.849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1996	0.7809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1997	0.7728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1998	0.7531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1999	1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.6%
2000	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2001	0.9746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2002	0.903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2003	0.9322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2004	0.9163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2005	0.8726 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2006	0.824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2007	0.8191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2008	0.7855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2009	0.8518 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2010	0.8259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2011	0.8187 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2012	0.8155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2013	0.8115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2014	0.7892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2015	0.825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2016	0.851 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2017	0.892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2018	0.8728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2019	0.7765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2020	0.8007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2021	0.8159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2022	0.8199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2023	0.8968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2024	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2025	0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7421 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7574 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	0.7337 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6915 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.8885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.8902 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

2 Timor-Leste 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Somalia 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Afghanistan 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Lebanon 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Lesotho 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Yemen 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Eritrea 1.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.03 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Final consumption expenditure (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, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 09 September 2026

Final consumption expenditure (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.