GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP per capita, PPP was 5,786 current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 5,786 current international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 5,786 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,959 current international $, in 1993.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 45 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 | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,967 current international $ | — |
| 1991 | 1,991 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,982 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,959 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,967 current international $ | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,018 current international $ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,104 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2,174 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,196 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2,217 current international $ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,287 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,377 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2,508 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2,598 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2,773 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2,951 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 3,138 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3,329 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 3,476 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3,518 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,679 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,816 current international $ | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,824 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,982 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4,169 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,161 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,183 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,329 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,322 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,490 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 4,404 current international $ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,702 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5,117 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 5,322 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5,526 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 5,786 current international $ | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,058 current international $ | 1,959 current international $ | 2,217 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,895 current international $ | 2,287 current international $ | 3,518 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,095 current international $ | 3,679 current international $ | 4,490 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,143 current international $ | 4,404 current international $ | 5,786 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 34 France 63,975 current international $ compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 63,125 current international $ compare
- 36 Italy 62,802 current international $ compare
- 37 Czechia 60,487 current international $ compare
- 38 Spain 59,868 current international $ compare
- 39 Israel 59,717 current international $ compare
- 40 Slovenia 59,245 current international $ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 161.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,673 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 11.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,562 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 5,786 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5,786 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,959 current international $ in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.