Labor productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 12,931 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 30.5%.
1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | $/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,931 | +173 | +1.35% |
| 2024 | 12,758 | +124 | +0.98% |
| 2023 | 12,634 | −106 | −0.84% |
| 2022 | 12,741 | −65 | −0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,805 | +27 | +0.21% |
| 2020 | 12,778 | −544 | −4.08% |
| 2019 | 13,322 | +21 | +0.16% |
| 2018 | 13,300 | +31 | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 13,269 | +49 | +0.37% |
| 2016 | 13,221 | −152 | −1.14% |
| 2015 | 13,373 | +81 | +0.61% |
| 2014 | 13,292 | +374 | +2.89% |
| 2013 | 12,918 | +206 | +1.62% |
| 2012 | 12,712 | +224 | +1.79% |
| 2011 | 12,489 | +182 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 12,306 | +475 | +4.02% |
| 2009 | 11,831 | +138 | +1.18% |
| 2008 | 11,693 | +312 | +2.74% |
| 2007 | 11,381 | +382 | +3.47% |
| 2006 | 10,999 | +350 | +3.29% |
| 2005 | 10,649 | +322 | +3.12% |
| 2004 | 10,327 | +379 | +3.81% |
| 2003 | 9,948 | +133 | +1.36% |
| 2002 | 9,815 | +350 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9,465 | +136 | +1.45% |
| 2000 | 9,329 | +55 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9,274 | −59 | −0.63% |
| 1998 | 9,333 | −12 | −0.13% |
| 1997 | 9,345 | +128 | +1.39% |
| 1996 | 9,217 | +215 | +2.39% |
| 1995 | 9,002 | +10 | +0.11% |
| 1994 | 8,992 | −213 | −2.31% |
| 1993 | 9,205 | −390 | −4.06% |
| 1992 | 9,594 | −315 | −3.18% |
| 1991 | 9,909 | — | — |
Gross domestic product per person employed in constant dollars at purchasing power parity. It differs from GDP per capita in the denominator: there the whole population, here only those who work — and the difference between the two indicators speaks of demography and employment. A country can have a low GDP per capita alongside decent productivity simply because only a small part of the population works: many children, many women out of employment, early retirement.
Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct denominator is the number of people employed, and we have no separate series for the employed. The labor force will not do — it includes the unemployed, and the discrepancy is largest precisely in countries with high unemployment.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The soundest measure of living standards: income per person adjusted for prices.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Labor Vulnerable employmentThe share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.