Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) was 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 214.27 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2002.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 214.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 223.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 240.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 258.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 281.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 316.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 353.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 337.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 335.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 353.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 377.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 379.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 392.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 390.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 391.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 374.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 379.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 381.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 347.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 366.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 385.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 384.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 393.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 214.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 353.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 375.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 335.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 392.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 379.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 347.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 25 San Marino, Republic of 8,687 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 26 France 8,626 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 27 Germany 8,424 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 28 Bahrain, Kingdom of 8,145 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 29 Italy 8,058 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 30 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 7,918 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 7,867 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (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$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 398.3 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.27 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
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Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.