GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 4,963 constant 2021 international $ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure 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 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.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 39th 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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
- 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
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,385 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.