Statizoid

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Africa Western and Central

Africa Western and Central: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.5%
Rank
2nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1989
All-time low
0.7803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025

11.522.51981200320251981: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 2.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.966 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.922 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Africa Western and Central is 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Africa Western and Central peaked at 2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1983 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +19.0%
1984 1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +15.1%
1985 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1986 1.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +27.5%
1987 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1988 2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1989 2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +8.7%
1990 2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1991 1.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
1992 2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1993 2.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1994 1.92 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1995 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -34.5%
1996 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -17.9%
1997 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1998 0.9689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1999 2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +115.1%
2000 2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2001 2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2002 2.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2003 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2004 1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2005 1.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2006 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2007 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2008 0.9074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2009 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +18.4%
2010 0.982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2011 0.904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2012 0.8782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2013 0.8197 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2014 0.808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2015 0.9662 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +19.6%
2016 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2017 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2018 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2019 0.7958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -21.7%
2020 0.8121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2021 0.7803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
2022 0.7866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2023 0.9222 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +17.2%
2024 1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +32.5%
2025 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Africa Western and Central changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +115.1% 0.9689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 1.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.9353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

  1. 1 Nigeria 1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Yemen 1.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Turkmenistan 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 4 Iran 1.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 5 Libya 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central

All data for Africa Western and Central →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Africa Western and Central?
Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Africa Western and Central was 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Africa Western and Central. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-constant-2015-us-per-unit-of-gdp/africa-western-and-central/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-constant-2015-us-per-unit-of-gdp/africa-western-and-central/">Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Africa Western and Central</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

  • Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
  • GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.