Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) was 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 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$), per capita (capita 2015) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ 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
- 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 South Korea 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 23.52 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 17.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -9.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.01 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 873.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 888.98 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.05 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.