GDP — all countries

GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa

GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 2,211,221,046,103 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,043.5%.

2025 2.21T US$ +11.12% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.29T US$2022
Period minimum 35.99B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–202501T2T3T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 35,992,840,316 US$1962: 40,553,531,625 US$1964: 45,891,029,637 US$1966: 54,780,166,139 US$1968: 58,686,328,764 US$1970: 73,998,894,005 US$1972: 85,727,801,728 US$1974: 138,641,829,046 US$1976: 164,674,566,174 US$1978: 202,653,123,358 US$1980: 300,099,287,848 US$1982: 376,485,687,161 US$1984: 301,936,361,900 US$1986: 270,240,108,449 US$1988: 318,689,734,593 US$1990: 379,792,346,523 US$1992: 365,899,500,397 US$1994: 378,181,813,147 US$1996: 537,530,179,194 US$1998: 566,816,310,317 US$2000: 428,788,727,164 US$2002: 449,501,126,212 US$2004: 702,843,567,490 US$2006: 988,827,706,638 US$2008: 1,300,970,976,246 US$2010: 1,469,543,958,179 US$2012: 1,717,201,201,151 US$2014: 1,902,822,047,308 US$2016: 1,532,640,901,656 US$2018: 1,799,777,413,644 US$2020: 1,902,234,301,367 US$2022: 2,290,209,566,620 US$2024: 1,989,931,102,035 US$2025: 2,211,221,046,103 US$
Change over the period: +2.18T (+6,043.5%) Average annual rate: 6.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 2.21T US$
World 118T US$
GDP — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.21T +221B +11.12%
2024 1.99T −128B −6.03%
2023 2.12T −173B −7.54%
2022 2.29T +150B +7.03%
2021 2.14T +237B +12.49%
2020 1.9T −144B −7.02%
2019 2.05T +246B +13.67%
2018 1.8T +126B +7.55%
2017 1.67T +141B +9.19%
2016 1.53T −155B −9.2%
2015 1.69T −215B −11.29%
2014 1.9T +77.43B +4.24%
2013 1.83T +108B +6.3%
2012 1.72T +66.33B +4.02%
2011 1.65T +181B +12.34%
2010 1.47T +228B +18.33%
2009 1.24T −59.08B −4.54%
2008 1.3T +156B +13.6%
2007 1.15T +156B +15.81%
2006 989B +152B +18.14%
2005 837B +134B +19.09%
2004 703B +137B +24.19%
2003 566B +116B +25.9%
2002 450B +38.56B +9.38%
2001 411B −17.85B −4.16%
2000 429B +24.14B +5.96%
1999 405B −162B −28.61%
1998 567B +1.53B +0.27%
1997 565B +27.75B +5.16%
1996 538B +56.45B +11.73%
1995 481B +103B +27.21%
1994 378B +8.32B +2.25%
1993 370B +3.96B +1.08%
1992 366B −40.8B −10.03%
1991 407B +26.91B +7.08%
1990 380B +55.4B +17.08%
1989 324B +5.7B +1.79%
1988 319B +16.06B +5.31%
1987 303B +32.39B +11.99%
1986 270B −18.07B −6.27%
1985 288B −13.63B −4.51%
1984 302B −35.99B −10.65%
1983 338B −38.56B −10.24%
1982 376B −28.48B −7.03%
1981 405B +105B +34.94%
1980 300B +61.17B +25.6%
1979 239B +36.27B +17.9%
1978 203B +21.69B +11.99%
1977 181B +16.28B +9.89%
1976 165B +12.45B +8.18%
1975 152B +13.58B +9.79%
1974 139B +29.36B +26.87%
1973 109B +23.55B +27.47%
1972 85.73B +9.65B +12.68%
1971 76.08B +2.08B +2.81%
1970 74B +7.74B +11.68%
1969 66.26B +7.57B +12.9%
1968 58.69B +3.84B +7.01%
1967 54.84B +62.76M +0.11%
1966 54.78B +4.24B +8.38%
1965 50.54B +4.65B +10.14%
1964 45.89B −236M −0.51%
1963 46.13B +5.57B +13.74%
1962 40.55B +3.03B +8.08%
1961 37.52B +1.53B +4.25%
1960 35.99B

About the indicator

Gross domestic product is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers, plus taxes on products and minus subsidies, in current prices and converted into US dollars at the official exchange rate. GDP in current dollars is convenient for comparing the size of economies in a given year, but it is poorly suited to trends over time: it is moved both by inflation and by exchange rate swings.

Important: For comparing trends over time there is GDP growth in constant prices, and for comparing living standards, GDP per capita at PPP.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.