Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.37 current international $ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 1.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 1.54 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.42 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.29 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 2.18 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.25 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.87 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.38 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.38 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 1.81 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.59 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.07 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2025 | 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.29 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.81 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6 Pakistan 3.57 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nepal 3.27 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Somalia 3.05 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Gambia 3.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Tajikistan 2.82 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Lesotho 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % 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 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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 2.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th 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 46.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), 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 $) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.