Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income

Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP was 13,447 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
13,447
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
79th
of 87 groups
All-time high
13,447
in 2027
All-time low
8,323
in 1994
Years of data
37
1991–2027

Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, 1991–2027

05.0k10.0k15.0k1991200920271991: 9.3k1992: 9.1k1993: 8.6k1994: 8.3k1995: 8.3k1996: 8.5k1997: 8.6k1998: 8.6k1999: 8.6k2000: 8.6k2001: 8.7k2002: 9.1k2003: 9.2k2004: 9.6k2005: 10.0k2006: 10.3k2007: 10.6k2008: 11.0k2009: 11.3k2010: 11.8k2011: 12.1k2012: 12.4k2013: 12.8k2014: 13.2k2015: 13.3k2016: 13.0k2017: 13.1k2018: 13.2k2019: 13.2k2020: 12.7k2021: 12.7k2022: 12.7k2023: 12.6k2024: 12.8k2025: 13.0k2026: 13.2k2027: 13.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income is 13,447, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 13,447 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 8,323, in 1994.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 79th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, 1991 to 2027.
Year Value Change
1991 9,322
1992 9,124 -2.1%
1993 8,605 -5.7%
1994 8,323 -3.3%
1995 8,326 +0.0%
1996 8,539 +2.6%
1997 8,604 +0.8%
1998 8,637 +0.4%
1999 8,564 -0.8%
2000 8,596 +0.4%
2001 8,707 +1.3%
2002 9,128 +4.8%
2003 9,246 +1.3%
2004 9,638 +4.2%
2005 9,966 +3.4%
2006 10,291 +3.3%
2007 10,644 +3.4%
2008 10,970 +3.1%
2009 11,294 +3.0%
2010 11,822 +4.7%
2011 12,096 +2.3%
2012 12,426 +2.7%
2013 12,793 +3.0%
2014 13,198 +3.2%
2015 13,296 +0.7%
2016 13,010 -2.2%
2017 13,080 +0.5%
2018 13,159 +0.6%
2019 13,236 +0.6%
2020 12,742 -3.7%
2021 12,661 -0.6%
2022 12,654 -0.1%
2023 12,606 -0.4%
2024 12,800 +1.5%
2025 12,991 +1.5%
2026 13,214 +1.7%
2027 13,447 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,672 8,323 9,322 9
2000s 9,848 8,596 11,294 10
2010s 12,812 11,822 13,296 10
2020s 12,889 12,606 13,447 8

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income

  1. 76 Turkmenistan 61,099 compare
  2. 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61,078 compare
  3. 78 Armenia 59,071 compare
  4. 79 Dominican Republic 57,783 compare
  5. 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57,320 compare
  6. 81 Iraq 57,077 compare
  7. 82 Suriname 56,767 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
Output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income was 13,447 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 13,447 in 2027.
What is the lowest output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 8,323 in 1994.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank for output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp?
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 79th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is output per worker, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
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This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP) derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. To compute labour productivity as GDP per worker, ILO estimates for total employment are used. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.