GDP per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP per capita growth was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.0% on the previous year and up 729.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -363.0% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -35.3% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -13.3% |
| 1966 | -0.6% | -127.3% |
| 1967 | -3.3% | +494.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -113.7% |
| 1969 | 6.1% | +1253.3% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | -19.4% |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -95.3% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +541.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +210.8% |
| 1975 | -3.0% | -166.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -174.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -102.5% |
| 1978 | -3.0% | +5275.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -128.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -15.8% |
| 1981 | -3.7% | -618.5% |
| 1982 | -4.2% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | -5.4% | +28.1% |
| 1984 | -0.6% | -88.2% |
| 1985 | -0.9% | +42.8% |
| 1986 | -1.0% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -272335.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | -134.4% |
| 1990 | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | -2.3% | +319.5% |
| 1992 | -3.1% | +37.0% |
| 1993 | -3.7% | +18.3% |
| 1994 | -1.6% | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -138.4% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +279.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -42.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -112.4% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | +198.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -242.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +101.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +143.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -62.2% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +183.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -85.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +844.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -53.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -62.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +343.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -89.7% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | -773.6% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -88.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -170.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -181.5% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | +6436.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -117.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +49.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -85.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +417.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | -3.3% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | -3.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.4% | -5.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8% | -3.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -1.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -5.7% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Kazakhstan 5.2% compare
- 29 China 5.1% compare
- 30 Djibouti 5.1% compare
- 31 Albania 5.0% compare
- 32 Guinea 5.0% compare
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.9% compare
- 34 Macau, China 4.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8523 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -84.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 729.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.