GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP per capita, PPP was 4,963 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4,963 constant 2021 international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025.
The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5,020 constant 2021 international $ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,385 constant 2021 international $, in 1994.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,778 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 3,696 constant 2021 international $ | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3,588 constant 2021 international $ | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,449 constant 2021 international $ | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,385 constant 2021 international $ | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,403 constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,485 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,533 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3,532 constant 2021 international $ | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,511 constant 2021 international $ | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,537 constant 2021 international $ | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,594 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,735 constant 2021 international $ | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,790 constant 2021 international $ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,941 constant 2021 international $ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,068 constant 2021 international $ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4,199 constant 2021 international $ | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,338 constant 2021 international $ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4,446 constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4,479 constant 2021 international $ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,633 constant 2021 international $ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,713 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,776 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,896 constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,003 constant 2021 international $ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,020 constant 2021 international $ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,957 constant 2021 international $ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,953 constant 2021 international $ | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,678 constant 2021 international $ | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4,720 constant 2021 international $ | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,795 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4,809 constant 2021 international $ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4,873 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,536 constant 2021 international $ | 3,385 constant 2021 international $ | 3,778 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,013 constant 2021 international $ | 3,537 constant 2021 international $ | 4,479 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,888 constant 2021 international $ | 4,633 constant 2021 international $ | 5,020 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,807 constant 2021 international $ | 4,678 constant 2021 international $ | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 36 Italy 53,606 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 37 Spain 49,318 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,381 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4,963 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,020 constant 2021 international $ in 2015.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 constant 2021 international $ in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.