Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$76.65 on 2020 (from US$1,211 to US$1,288).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.19 and a typical year strayed about US$71.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 US$285.53 in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was US$161.41 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$22.45 a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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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What this measures

Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. 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 weighted average.

All 51 values

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$340.52 (2021)
• Algeria — US$2,810 (2021)
• Bahrain — US$17,253 (2020)
• Djibouti — US$2,747 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,185 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2,981 (2021)
• Iraq — US$3,732 (2021)
• Israel — US$43,495 (2021)
• Jordan — US$3,935 (2021)
• Kuwait

More economic policy & debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)

• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$3.07 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$459.34 million (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$2.21 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.13 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,673 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,615 (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 4.14% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.64% (2025)
• Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?

US$1,288 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 633.81% from US$175.49 in 1971 (4.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,519 in 2014 and the lowest US$175.49 in 1971.

Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)?

In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$76.65 on 2020 (from US$1,211 to US$1,288). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.19 and a typical year strayed about US$71.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, 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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