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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 38 groups
All-time high
0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
All-time low
0.8375 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025

00.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.962 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.935 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.905 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.876 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.838 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.904 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.932 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.926 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.924 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.935 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.951 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.944 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.944 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.977 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.975 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.978 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.933 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.938 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.932 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.919 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.92 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.917 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.917 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.933 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.941 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.953 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.954 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.955 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.95 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.942 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.951 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.949 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.94 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.933 current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8375 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.9625 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 0.935 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1983 0.9051 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1984 0.8758 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1985 0.8375 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1986 0.9043 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1987 0.9317 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1988 0.926 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1989 0.924 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1990 0.9346 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1991 0.951 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1992 0.9438 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1993 0.944 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1994 0.9765 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1995 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1996 0.9754 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
1997 0.9778 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1998 0.9856 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1999 0.9325 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2000 0.9382 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2001 0.9322 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2002 0.9191 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2003 0.92 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2004 0.9168 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2005 0.9168 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2006 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2007 0.9255 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2008 0.9331 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2009 0.9406 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2010 0.953 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2011 0.9537 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2012 0.9554 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2013 0.9497 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2014 0.9483 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2015 0.9424 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2016 0.9428 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2017 0.9425 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2018 0.9426 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2019 0.9514 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2020 0.9489 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2021 0.9457 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2022 0.9476 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2023 0.94 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2024 0.933 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2025 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 0.9607 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.9268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9406 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.9482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9554 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.9415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 15 Isle of Man 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 16 Puerto Rico 0.9962 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9952 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 18 Qatar 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
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current US$ per US$ of GDP
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244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current 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.