What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Urban population, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Urban population, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.7%

Rank

7th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0009 units per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1962	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1963	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1964	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1965	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1966	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1967	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1968	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1969	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1970	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1971	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1972	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1973	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1974	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1975	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1976	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1977	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1978	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1979	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1980	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1981	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1982	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1983	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1984	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1985	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1986	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1987	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1988	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1989	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1990	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1991	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1992	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1993	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1994	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1995	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1996	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1997	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1999	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+45.9%
2000	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2001	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2002	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2003	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2004	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2005	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2006	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2007	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2008	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2009	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2010	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2011	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2012	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2013	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2014	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2015	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2016	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
2017	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2018	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2019	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2020	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2021	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2022	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2023	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2024	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2025	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-6.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

4 Gambia 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
6 Afghanistan 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
7 Liberia 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
8 Mozambique 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
10 Madagascar 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Urban population growth 3.6% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per capita 0.4466 units per person (2025)
Urban population 44.7% (2025)
Urban population 590.18 million (2025)
Population, total 1.32 billion (2025)
Population growth 2.4% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 22.98 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Urban population, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.