Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in OECD
OECD: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 4,605 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in OECD, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2018, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in OECD stood at 4,605 US dollar. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in OECD peaked at 4,605 US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,641 US dollar, in 2000.
That places OECD 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in OECD, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,641 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 3,642 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,658 US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,677 US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,710 US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,759 US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,874 US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,948 US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3,950 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,887 US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,923 US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,077 US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 4,113 US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,280 US dollar | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4,339 US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,410 US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,460 US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,533 US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,605 US dollar | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,775 US dollar | 3,641 US dollar | 3,950 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,304 US dollar | 3,923 US dollar | 4,605 US dollar | 9 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in OECD?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in OECD was 4,605 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 4,605 US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,641 US dollar in 2000.
- How does OECD rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.