GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP per capita, PPP was 4,963 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa is 4,963 constant 2021 international $, measured 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 peaked at 5,020 constant 2021 international $ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,385 constant 2021 international $, in 1994.
Sub-Saharan Africa 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, 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
- 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
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 361.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 839.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,562 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 constant 2021 international $ in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.