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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: 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

Latest (2025)
0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
All-time low
0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2025

00.511.521981200320251981: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.979 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.853 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.885 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.91 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$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it 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$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Libya 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Sierra Leone 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 8 Egypt 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 9 Lebanon 1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 10 Guyana 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 11 Japan 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa 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$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
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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.