Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,821 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,821 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 26,491 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 27,403 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 26,835 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 28,108 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 32,111 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 32,679 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 34,631 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 36,959 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 40,101 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 44,085 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 45,560 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47,655 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 49,886 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 54,926 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 60,896 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 67,318 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 73,742 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 78,953 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 80,144 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 87,263 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 94,199 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 93,750 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97,352 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 104,398 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 111,474 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 116,339 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 126,258 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 128,719 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 136,189 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 136,299 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 148,875 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 166,072 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,114 current international $ per square kilometre | 25,821 current international $ per square kilometre | 40,101 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,317 current international $ per square kilometre | 44,085 current international $ per square kilometre | 80,144 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,594 current international $ per square kilometre | 87,263 current international $ per square kilometre | 136,189 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,616 current international $ per square kilometre | 136,299 current international $ per square kilometre | 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Cyprus 3.43 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 37 American Samoa 3.33 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Czechia 3.31 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Portugal 3.28 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Poland 3.22 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Philippines 3.02 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Spain 2.86 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 183,217 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,821 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current international $) 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, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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, PPP (current international $) 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.