Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 888.98 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 529.05 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1994.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 587.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 581.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 572.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 566.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 556.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 552.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 560.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 562.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 559.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 560.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 553.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 543.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 530.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 529.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 536.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 535.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 538.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 543.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 549.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 551.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 563.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 579.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 590.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 626.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 652.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 687.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 728.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 759.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 780.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 813.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 827.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 835 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 864.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 885.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 888.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 880.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 868.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 868.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 870.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 818.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 832.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 847.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 849.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 861.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 566.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 552.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 587.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 541.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | 529.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 560.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 652.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 551.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 780.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 860.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 813.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | 888.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 847.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 818.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 31 Japan 27,079 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 32 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 26,281 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 33 Bahamas 26,105 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 25,012 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 35 Italy 23,142 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 36 Aruba 23,085 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 37 Republic of Korea 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Imports of goods and services 4.5% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 511.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 539.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 23.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 616.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 556.33 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Trade 55.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 888.98 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.05 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.