Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Rate was 0.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.37
Change on year
down 7.5%
Rank
2nd
of 26 groups
All-time high
0.9
in 2005
All-time low
0.37
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, rate in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.37. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.63 | — |
| 2001 | 0.69 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.75 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.82 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.87 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.88 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.83 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.78 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.73 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.68 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.64 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.61 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.58 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.55 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.49 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.43 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.37 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.805 | 0.63 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.639 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1205 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.75 units per person (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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