Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in World
World: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 7,769 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in World, 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 World stood at 7,769 US dollar. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in World peaked at 7,769 US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,155 US dollar, in 2000.
World ranks 1st of 48 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,155 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 6,179 US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6,236 US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,281 US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,413 US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6,524 US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,725 US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6,920 US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6,764 US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6,662 US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,747 US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6,952 US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7,032 US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,238 US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7,309 US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7,452 US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7,569 US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,661 US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,769 US dollar | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,486 US dollar | 6,155 US dollar | 6,920 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,303 US dollar | 6,747 US dollar | 7,769 US dollar | 9 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.4038 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in World?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in World was 7,769 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 7,769 US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,155 US dollar in 2000.
- How does World rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- World ranks 1st out of 48 groups with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.