GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP was 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.57 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.19 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 4.87 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 5.4 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 5.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.2 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.22 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 3.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 3.93 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.02 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.76 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 2000 | 5.62 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 5.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.95 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 4.26 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.79 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 3.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.89 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 3.14 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.82 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.62 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.63 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.62 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.05 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.06 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.76 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.64 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.57 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.86 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 3.16 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.78 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.93 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 5.76 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.89 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 6.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.6 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.4 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.57 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.16 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 7 Laos 3.82 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 3.75 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Bhutan 3.73 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 India 3.71 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Pakistan 3.52 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Myanmar 3.45 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Gambia 3.45 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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