Sub-Saharan Africa GNI Per Capita 1962-2024

GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa gni per capita for 2022 was $1,638, a 4.4% increase from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa gni per capita for 2021 was $1,569, a 4.58% increase from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa gni per capita for 2020 was $1,500, a 4.46% decline from 2019.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa gni per capita for 2019 was $1,570, a 3.49% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name GNI Per Capita (US $)
North America $73,934
OECD members $44,886
Euro Area $43,742
European Union $39,676
East Asia & Pacific $13,485
World $12,804
Latin America & Caribbean $8,688
South Asia $2,278
Sub-Saharan Africa $1,638
Sub-Saharan Africa GNI Per Capita - Historical Data
Year GNI Per Capita (US $) Annual % Growth
2022 $1,638 4.40%
2021 $1,569 4.58%
2020 $1,500 -4.46%
2019 $1,570 3.49%
2018 $1,517 0.93%
2017 $1,503 -5.35%
2016 $1,588 -9.42%
2015 $1,754 -5.75%
2014 $1,861 3.25%
2013 $1,802 4.93%
2012 $1,717 8.51%
2011 $1,583 6.40%
2010 $1,487 4.82%
2009 $1,419 2.99%
2008 $1,378 12.20%
2007 $1,228 12.24%
2006 $1,094 15.96%
2005 $943 22.54%
2004 $770 21.58%
2003 $633 9.57%
2002 $578 1.66%
2001 $569 -1.14%
2000 $575 -1.10%
1999 $581 -1.65%
1998 $591 -5.98%
1997 $629 2.91%
1996 $611 2.69%
1995 $595 2.89%
1994 $578 -5.38%
1993 $611 -5.50%
1992 $647 -3.40%
1991 $669 2.82%
1990 $651 0.21%
1989 $650 -0.42%
1988 $652 9.79%
1987 $594 5.31%
1986 $564 -4.93%
1985 $593 -10.22%
1984 $661 -11.63%
1983 $748 -1.78%
1982 $762 4.35%
1981 $730 15.02%
1980 $635 19.70%
1979 $530 16.78%
1978 $454 5.51%
1977 $430 2.54%
1976 $420 6.32%
1975 $395 16.16%
1974 $340 29.95%
1973 $261 16.25%
1972 $225 6.58%
1971 $211 6.47%
1970 $198 12.38%
1969 $176 8.28%
1968 $163 4.49%
1967 $156 2.98%
1966 $151 4.02%
1965 $146 6.32%
1964 $137 4.51%
1963 $131 5.65%
1962 $124 5.65%