GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per capita, PPP annual growth was 2.1% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2011
Source: "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ". Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 2.1%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -3.7%, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -869.3% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -92.5% |
| 1967 | -0.3% | -216.7% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -445.5% |
| 1969 | 4.3% | +273.5% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -28.9% |
| 1972 | -0.0% | -101.1% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -3584.3% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +213.3% |
| 1975 | -1.6% | -137.0% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -207.7% |
| 1977 | -1.0% | -156.2% |
| 1978 | -1.6% | +68.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -161.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +14.7% |
| 1981 | -0.6% | -149.9% |
| 1982 | -2.2% | +285.7% |
| 1983 | -3.7% | +68.1% |
| 1984 | -0.5% | -87.6% |
| 1985 | -1.5% | +228.6% |
| 1986 | -0.8% | -46.3% |
| 1987 | -0.6% | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -343.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -71.5% |
| 1990 | -1.5% | -460.1% |
| 1991 | -2.0% | +29.6% |
| 1992 | -3.6% | +85.3% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | -53.1% |
| 1994 | -0.9% | -47.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -213.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +120.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -59.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -131.5% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -786.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +127.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +119.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -36.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -111.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1109.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -18.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +3584.3% | -0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2010 | +1109.4% | -0.3% | 2.6% |
| 1962 | +869.3% | -0.4% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -0.4% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | -1.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7% | -3.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -3.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -0.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -83.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ 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$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.1% in 2011, according to "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ".
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp annual growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp annual growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7% in 1983.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp per capita, ppp annual growth?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp annual growth rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.3%. 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 "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ", published as part of GDP per capita, PPP annual growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars.