Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) was 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,595 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22,341 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 22,137 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 21,595 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 22,096 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 23,397 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 24,395 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 25,194 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 26,184 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 27,093 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 27,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 28,852 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 29,676 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 30,965 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 32,453 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 34,497 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 37,067 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 39,123 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 40,361 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 41,323 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43,703 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 45,009 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 42,155 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 44,175 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 45,809 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 47,457 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 48,588 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 50,656 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 52,404 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 53,878 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 53,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 56,577 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 59,071 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,826 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 21,595 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 27,093 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 34,201 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 27,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 41,323 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,383 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 42,155 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 53,878 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,583 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 53,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 32 American Samoa 2.50 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cyprus 2.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ireland 1.84 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Bangladesh 1.67 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Portugal 1.66 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 United States of America 1.66 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Spain 1.54 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61,135 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,595 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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.