CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: CPIA equity of public resource use rating was 3.46 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.46 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.46 1=low to 6=high in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.16 1=low to 6=high, in 2008.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.19 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.16 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.21 1=low to 6=high | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.24 1=low to 6=high | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.32 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.37 1=low to 6=high | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.44 1=low to 6=high | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.41 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.46 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 3.16 1=low to 6=high | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.29 1=low to 6=high | 3.24 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3.35 1=low to 6=high | 3.46 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 13 Azerbaijan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Benin 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Cambodia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Chad 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Fiji 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 India 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kenya 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kiribati 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Malawi 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mali 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mongolia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Niger 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Senegal 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Uganda 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Zambia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.46 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.