GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per capita, PPP was 5,783 current 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 current international $.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 5,783 current international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5,783 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,958 current international $, in 1993.
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 | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,966 current international $ | — |
| 1991 | 1,991 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,981 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,958 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,965 current international $ | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,017 current international $ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,103 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2,172 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,195 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2,215 current international $ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,285 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,376 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2,507 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2,597 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2,772 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2,949 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 3,137 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3,327 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 3,474 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3,517 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,677 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,814 current international $ | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,822 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,981 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4,167 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,159 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,180 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,326 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,320 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,488 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 4,401 current international $ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,700 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5,114 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 5,319 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5,523 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 5,783 current international $ | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,056 current international $ | 1,958 current international $ | 2,215 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,894 current international $ | 2,285 current international $ | 3,517 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,093 current international $ | 3,677 current international $ | 4,488 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,140 current international $ | 4,401 current international $ | 5,783 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 38 Spain 59,868 current international $ compare
- 39 Israel 59,717 current international $ compare
- 40 Slovenia 59,245 current international $ compare
- 41 New Zealand 57,350 current international $ compare
- 42 Lithuania 56,838 current international $ compare
- 43 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 56,490 current international $ compare
- 44 Kuwait 56,468 current international $ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 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 5,783 current 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 5,783 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,958 current international $ in 1993.
- 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 up 39.1%. 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 (current 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 current 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. 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.