Africa Western and Central's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) was US$807.39 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.41% from US$751.72 billion in 2015 (0.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$807.39 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$933.5 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$751.72 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.03 trillion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$99.58 billion | 1989 |
| Average since 2016 | US$845.01 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$238.93 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Africa Western and Central's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) rose 15.6% on 2024 (from US$698.3 billion to US$807.39 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 21% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 58.3% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 59.8% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Western and Central | US$807.39 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$97.78 trillion | 2024 |
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 45 values
| Year | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 807,391,528,928 |
| 2024 | 698,299,186,301 |
| 2023 | 901,348,119,094 |
| 2022 | 1,030,008,019,033 |
| 2021 | 991,383,979,704 |
| 2020 | 933,502,355,323 |
| 2019 | 998,488,284,870 |
| 2018 | 748,346,764,540 |
| 2017 | 667,336,148,737 |
| 2016 | 673,946,316,301 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$16.71 billion (2024)
- Algeria — US$272.66 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$46.9 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$4.37 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$350.36 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$353 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$254.37 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$495.42 billion (2024)
- Jordan — US$55.26 billion (2025)
- Kuwait
More economic policy & debt data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP (current US$) — US$852.53 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$991.22 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,600 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,860 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 4.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 2.21% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$21.54 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 2.53% (2025)
- Short-term debt (% of total reserves) — 46.6% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Africa Western and Central's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$)?
- US$807.39 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 237.92% from US$238.93 billion in 1981 (2.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.03 trillion in 2022 and the lowest US$99.58 billion in 1989.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) unusual for Africa Western and Central?
- In 2025, Africa Western and Central's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) rose 15.6% on 2024 (from US$698.3 billion to US$807.39 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 21% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.FCST.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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