The statistic shows the growth in real GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2019 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. Sub-Saharan Africa is the area of the African continent south of the Sahara and includes almost all African countries located there. In 2023, real gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa grew by around 3.57 percent compared to the previous year.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029
(compared to the previous year)
Characteristic
GDP growth compared to previous year
2029*
4.36%
2028*
4.36%
2027*
4.35%
2026*
4.35%
2025*
4.21%
2024*
3.57%
2023
3.57%
2022
4.12%
2021
4.8%
2020
-1.56%
2019
3.21%
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-2%-1%0%1%2%3%4%5%6%
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IMF. (October 10, 2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029 (compared to the previous year)." Chart. October 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. (2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029 (compared to the previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. "Sub-saharan Africa: Growth Rate of Real Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2019 to 2029 (Compared to The Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF, Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited February 17, 2025)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2019 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph], IMF, October 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805560/gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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