GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5,020 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,385 constant 2021 international $ per person, 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,778 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,696 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3,588 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,449 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,385 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,403 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,485 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,533 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3,532 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,511 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,537 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,594 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,735 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,790 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,941 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,068 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4,199 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,338 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4,446 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4,479 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,633 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,713 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,776 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,896 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,003 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,020 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,957 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,953 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,678 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4,720 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,795 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4,809 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4,873 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,536 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,385 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,778 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,013 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,537 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,479 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,888 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,633 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,020 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,807 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,678 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 36 Spain 49,318 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 37 Czechia 49,292 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 38 Slovenia 49,091 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 39 Lithuania 48,840 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 40 Japan 48,283 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 41 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 48,273 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 42 Kuwait 48,254 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -84.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,020 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.