Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 153.34 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 153.34 constant 2015 US$ per person for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 295.38 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 144.06 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 295.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 265.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 229 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 226.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 225.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 216.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 224.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 233.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 216.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 208.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 197.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 191.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 170.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 160.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 156.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 156.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 152.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 145.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 145.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 146.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 145.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 151.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 144.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 144.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 150.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 153.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 155.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 154.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 146.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 149 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 168.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 174.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 167.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 169.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 168.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 166.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 166.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 166.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 165.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 148.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 153.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 154.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 154.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 153.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 153.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 237.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | 216.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 295.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 168.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 145.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 208.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 144.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | 155.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | 149 constant 2015 US$ per person | 174.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | 148.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | 154.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 27 Canada 3,799 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 28 New Zealand 3,702 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 29 Lithuania 3,592 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 3,553 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 31 Poland 3,236 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 32 Spain 3,192 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 33 Slovakia 3,189 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 153.34 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 295.38 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.06 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.