Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre was 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 46,037 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 48,457 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 51,279 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 55,428 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 59,524 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 63,294 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 63,582 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67,169 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 71,001 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 67,796 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 71,015 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 73,578 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 75,461 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 76,445 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78,687 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 81,622 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 83,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 82,650 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 87,571 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 92,528 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,891 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 63,582 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 74,664 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 67,169 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 83,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,617 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 82,650 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 33 Bangladesh 2.59 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 2.59 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 United States of America 2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Slovenia 2.51 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 2.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 2.23 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Slovakia 2.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 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$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95,718 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.