Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 3,859 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 3,859 current international $ per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3,859 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 996.88 current international $ per person, in 1991.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 998.3 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 996.88 current international $ per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,004 current international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,009 current international $ per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,029 current international $ per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,144 current international $ per person | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 1,134 current international $ per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,171 current international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1,217 current international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,285 current international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1,376 current international $ per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,384 current international $ per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,409 current international $ per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,436 current international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,550 current international $ per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1,672 current international $ per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1,798 current international $ per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,916 current international $ per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,996 current international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1,971 current international $ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,088 current international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,193 current international $ per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2,372 current international $ per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 2,396 current international $ per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,502 current international $ per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,600 current international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,643 current international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,794 current international $ per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,775 current international $ per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,860 current international $ per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,790 current international $ per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2,972 current international $ per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3,233 current international $ per person | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 3,480 current international $ per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 3,645 current international $ per person | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 3,859 current international $ per person | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,099 current international $ per person | 996.88 current international $ per person | 1,285 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,651 current international $ per person | 1,376 current international $ per person | 1,996 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,522 current international $ per person | 2,088 current international $ per person | 2,860 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,330 current international $ per person | 2,790 current international $ per person | 3,859 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 33 Greece 28,388 current international $ per person compare
- 34 San Marino 28,201 current international $ per person compare
- 35 South Korea 28,116 current international $ per person compare
- 36 Israel 27,661 current international $ per person compare
- 37 Japan 27,317 current international $ per person compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 27,286 current international $ per person compare
- 39 Slovakia 26,193 current international $ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3,859 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,859 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 996.88 current international $ per person in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, 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, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.