Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit was 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 1.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 1.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9791 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8182 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8076 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9424 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9877 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9445 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8532 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8849 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8148 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9694 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8076 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9694 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Libya 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Egypt 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Lebanon 1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Guyana 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Japan 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 1.11 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 50.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 153.4 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 419.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9096 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$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.