GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per capita, PPP was 4,961 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 4,961 constant 2021 international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5,018 constant 2021 international $ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,383 constant 2021 international $, in 1994.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,777 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 3,694 constant 2021 international $ | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3,587 constant 2021 international $ | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,447 constant 2021 international $ | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,383 constant 2021 international $ | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,401 constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,483 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,531 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3,530 constant 2021 international $ | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,509 constant 2021 international $ | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,535 constant 2021 international $ | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,593 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,733 constant 2021 international $ | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,788 constant 2021 international $ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,940 constant 2021 international $ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,066 constant 2021 international $ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4,197 constant 2021 international $ | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,336 constant 2021 international $ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4,444 constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4,477 constant 2021 international $ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,631 constant 2021 international $ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,712 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,774 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,894 constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,001 constant 2021 international $ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,018 constant 2021 international $ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,954 constant 2021 international $ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,951 constant 2021 international $ | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,961 constant 2021 international $ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,960 constant 2021 international $ | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,676 constant 2021 international $ | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4,718 constant 2021 international $ | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,793 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4,807 constant 2021 international $ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4,871 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 4,961 constant 2021 international $ | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,534 constant 2021 international $ | 3,383 constant 2021 international $ | 3,777 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,011 constant 2021 international $ | 3,535 constant 2021 international $ | 4,477 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,886 constant 2021 international $ | 4,631 constant 2021 international $ | 5,018 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,804 constant 2021 international $ | 4,676 constant 2021 international $ | 4,961 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 38 Czechia 49,292 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 39 Slovenia 49,091 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 40 Lithuania 48,840 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 41 Japan 48,283 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 42 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 48,273 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 43 Kuwait 48,254 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 44 New Zealand 48,233 constant 2021 international $ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4,961 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,018 constant 2021 international $ in 2015.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,383 constant 2021 international $ in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.