Sub-Saharan Africa GDP
Animated chart · GDP (current US$) · 1960–2024
$1.98T2024 (latest)
+5,399%since 1960
$2.29Tpeak (2022)
65years of data
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Sub-Saharan Africa GDP rose from $36.0B in 1960 to $1.98T in 2024 — 5,399% higher over 64 years, a compound 6.5% a year. It peaked at $2.29T back in 2022. The sharpest single-year move was +35% in 1981, against a 29% fall in 1999. Over the past decade it rose 4%.
The data
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.98T |
| 2023 | $2.12T |
| 2022 | $2.29T |
| 2021 | $2.14T |
| 2020 | $1.90T |
| 2019 | $2.05T |
| 2018 | $1.80T |
| 2017 | $1.67T |
| 2016 | $1.53T |
| 2015 | $1.69T |
| 2014 | $1.90T |
| 2013 | $1.83T |
| 2012 | $1.72T |
| 2011 | $1.65T |
| 2010 | $1.47T |
| 2009 | $1.24T |
| 2008 | $1.30T |
| 2007 | $1.15T |
| 2006 | $988.9B |
| 2005 | $837.0B |
| 2004 | $702.8B |
| 2003 | $565.9B |
| 2002 | $449.5B |
| 2001 | $410.9B |
| 2000 | $428.8B |
| 1999 | $404.7B |
| 1998 | $566.8B |
| 1997 | $565.3B |
| 1996 | $537.5B |
| 1995 | $481.1B |
| 1994 | $378.2B |
| 1993 | $369.9B |
| 1992 | $365.9B |
| 1991 | $406.7B |
| 1990 | $379.8B |
| 1989 | $324.4B |
| 1988 | $318.7B |
| 1987 | $302.6B |
| 1986 | $270.2B |
| 1985 | $288.3B |
| 1984 | $301.9B |
| 1983 | $337.9B |
| 1982 | $376.5B |
| 1981 | $405.0B |
| 1980 | $300.1B |
| 1979 | $238.9B |
| 1978 | $202.7B |
| 1977 | $181.0B |
| 1976 | $164.7B |
| 1975 | $152.2B |
| 1974 | $138.6B |
| 1973 | $109.3B |
| 1972 | $85.7B |
| 1971 | $76.1B |
| 1970 | $74.0B |
| 1969 | $66.3B |
| 1968 | $58.7B |
| 1967 | $54.8B |
| 1966 | $54.8B |
| 1965 | $50.5B |
| 1964 | $45.9B |
| 1963 | $46.1B |
| 1962 | $40.6B |
| 1961 | $37.5B |
| 1960 | $36.0B |
Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP in 2024?
Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP was $1.98T in 2024, from the World Bank's GDP (current US$) series.
How much has Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP grown since 1960?
It rose from $36.0B in 1960 to $1.98T in 2024 — 5,399% higher, about 6.5% a year.
When was Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP at its highest?
It peaked at $2.29T in 2022.
Where does this GDP chart get its data?
The World Bank's World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), licensed CC BY 4.0. Kitegraph charts it and lets you export an animated video.