GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP growth was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 4.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 47 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.
GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 6.0% | +460.3% |
| 1963 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -56.9% |
| 1967 | -0.8% | -138.1% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -506.7% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | +188.0% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -61.7% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +45.6% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +75.5% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -103.1% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -2326.5% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -46.4% |
| 1978 | -0.2% | -106.9% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -2168.0% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | -0.8% | -121.8% |
| 1982 | -1.2% | +48.1% |
| 1983 | -2.5% | +111.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -188.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +56.8% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +52.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -48.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -82.9% |
| 1992 | -0.5% | -229.8% |
| 1993 | -1.1% | +109.9% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -198.3% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +222.7% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +54.3% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +57.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +51.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +62.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +92.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +58.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -38.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +91.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -229.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -209.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | -0.8% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | -0.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -1.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -3.3% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp growth?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.