GDP per capita growth in Southern Africa in 2025 — -0.11%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.08 pp.
1961–2025 · % per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.11 | +0.64 pp |
| 2024 | -0.75 | −0.43 pp |
| 2023 | -0.32 | −1.14 pp |
| 2022 | 0.81 | −2.64 pp |
| 2021 | 3.46 | +11.29 pp |
| 2020 | -7.83 | −6.57 pp |
| 2019 | -1.26 | −1.16 pp |
| 2018 | -0.1 | −0.55 pp |
| 2017 | 0.45 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | -0.05 | +0.74 pp |
| 2015 | -0.79 | −0.83 pp |
| 2014 | 0.04 | −1.14 pp |
| 2013 | 1.18 | +0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 0.92 | −1.11 pp |
| 2011 | 2.03 | −0.06 pp |
| 2010 | 2.09 | +5.1 pp |
| 2009 | -3.01 | −4.97 pp |
| 2008 | 1.97 | −2.26 pp |
| 2007 | 4.23 | −0.41 pp |
| 2006 | 4.63 | +0.52 pp |
| 2005 | 4.11 | +0.52 pp |
| 2004 | 3.59 | +1.57 pp |
| 2003 | 2.01 | −0.76 pp |
| 2002 | 2.78 | +1.16 pp |
| 2001 | 1.62 | −1.44 pp |
| 2000 | 3.06 | +1.57 pp |
| 1999 | 1.48 | +2.16 pp |
| 1998 | -0.68 | −2.19 pp |
| 1997 | 1.52 | −1.39 pp |
| 1996 | 2.9 | +0.98 pp |
| 1995 | 1.93 | +0.45 pp |
| 1994 | 1.48 | +2.31 pp |
| 1993 | -0.83 | +2.7 pp |
| 1992 | -3.53 | −0.7 pp |
| 1991 | -2.83 | −0.14 pp |
| 1990 | -2.68 | −2.38 pp |
| 1989 | -0.3 | −1.68 pp |
| 1988 | 1.37 | +2.13 pp |
| 1987 | -0.76 | +2.03 pp |
| 1986 | -2.79 | +1.44 pp |
| 1985 | -4.23 | −5.71 pp |
| 1984 | 1.48 | +6.48 pp |
| 1983 | -5 | −1.43 pp |
| 1982 | -3.57 | −5.43 pp |
| 1981 | 1.86 | −1.6 pp |
| 1980 | 3.46 | +2.4 pp |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +0.68 pp |
| 1978 | 0.38 | +2.96 pp |
| 1977 | -2.58 | −2.15 pp |
| 1976 | -0.43 | +0.59 pp |
| 1975 | -1.02 | −4.2 pp |
| 1974 | 3.18 | +1.35 pp |
| 1973 | 1.83 | +2.88 pp |
| 1972 | -1.05 | −2.5 pp |
| 1971 | 1.44 | −0.71 pp |
| 1970 | 2.16 | +0.59 pp |
| 1969 | 1.57 | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 0.97 | −2.95 pp |
| 1967 | 3.92 | +2.67 pp |
| 1966 | 1.25 | −1.65 pp |
| 1965 | 2.9 | −1.79 pp |
| 1964 | 4.69 | +0.51 pp |
| 1963 | 4.18 | +1.07 pp |
| 1962 | 3.11 | +2.13 pp |
| 1961 | 0.97 | — |
The annual growth of gross domestic product per person in constant prices. It differs from ordinary GDP growth by the rate of population growth, and in countries with fast-growing populations the difference runs to two or three percentage points a year — enough for brisk economic growth to mean stagnant income per person. It is this indicator, not GDP growth, that matches the everyday question of whether life has become better.
Important: It can be negative while GDP growth is positive — in that case the population is growing faster than the economy.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The annual growth rate of GDP in constant prices — with inflation stripped out.
Economy GDP per capita in constant pricesHow much there is per person in 2015 prices — a measure of whether prosperity is growing.
Demography Population growthAnnual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Economy GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
Economy GDP at purchasing power parityThe size of the economy in international dollars — adjusted for price differences between countries.