Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate was -19.82 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-19.82 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 16.8%
Rank
9th
of 12 groups
All-time high
401.94 % change on previous year
in 2020
All-time low
-100 % change on previous year
in 1951
Years of data
67
1949–2025
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1949–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is -19.82 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 401.94 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1951.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 92.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950 | -55.56 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1951 | -100 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 1959 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 39.49 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1964 | 70.53 % change on previous year | +78.6% |
| 1965 | -9.41 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1966 | 268.94 % change on previous year | -2957.7% |
| 1967 | 38.31 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1968 | 14.78 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1969 | -4 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1970 | -28.44 % change on previous year | +610.7% |
| 1971 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 1972 | 36.59 % change on previous year | -1050.4% |
| 1973 | 27.26 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 113.68 % change on previous year | +317.0% |
| 1975 | 91.03 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 125.86 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1977 | 15.39 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1978 | 10.32 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1980 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1981 | 81.28 % change on previous year | +3348.1% |
| 1982 | 47.97 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1983 | 19.6 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 1984 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1985 | 13.87 % change on previous year | +320.3% |
| 1986 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1987 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +342.1% |
| 1988 | -12.83 % change on previous year | +125.4% |
| 1989 | -23.46 % change on previous year | +82.8% |
| 1990 | -11.75 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1991 | -16.47 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 1992 | -16.66 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 24.29 % change on previous year | -245.8% |
| 1994 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1995 | -27.05 % change on previous year | -555.7% |
| 1996 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 1997 | -31.04 % change on previous year | +402.3% |
| 1998 | -32.37 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1999 | -7.83 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2000 | -7.9 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2001 | -13.29 % change on previous year | +68.4% |
| 2002 | -20.87 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 2004 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 2005 | -38.69 % change on previous year | -932.6% |
| 2006 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2007 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -367.6% |
| 2008 | 66.21 % change on previous year | +804.5% |
| 2009 | 37.3 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 2010 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2011 | 33.98 % change on previous year | -3118.1% |
| 2012 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2013 | -19.1 % change on previous year | -268.6% |
| 2014 | -49.1 % change on previous year | +157.1% |
| 2015 | -65.02 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 2016 | -34.25 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2017 | 283.99 % change on previous year | -929.1% |
| 2018 | 273.59 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 51.51 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 2020 | 401.94 % change on previous year | +680.3% |
| 2021 | 21.02 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2023 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -209.7% |
| 2024 | -23.81 % change on previous year | +1812.9% |
| 2025 | -19.82 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +3348.1% | 2.36 % change on previous year | 81.28 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +3118.1% | -1.13 % change on previous year | 33.98 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +2957.7% | -9.41 % change on previous year | 268.94 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -1812.9% | -1.24 % change on previous year | -23.81 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1050.4% | -3.85 % change on previous year | 36.59 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +929.1% | -34.25 % change on previous year | 283.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 92.86 % change on previous year | 92.86 % change on previous year | 92.86 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1950s | -85.19 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -55.56 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1960s | 59.81 % change on previous year | -9.41 % change on previous year | 268.94 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | 39.25 % change on previous year | -28.44 % change on previous year | 125.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.51 % change on previous year | -23.46 % change on previous year | 81.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -11.91 % change on previous year | -32.37 % change on previous year | 24.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 % change on previous year | -38.69 % change on previous year | 66.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.58 % change on previous year | -65.02 % change on previous year | 283.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2 % change on previous year | -23.81 % change on previous year | 401.94 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6 Bangladesh 40.22 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Cameroon 29.02 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 25.74 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Mauritania 20.01 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Suriname 17.81 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Pakistan 17.12 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Ecuador 13.79 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IMF Quota, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per capita 12.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita 17.41 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was -19.82 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 401.94 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1951.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.