CPIA structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: CPIA structural policies cluster average was 3.16 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▬ Flat
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 3.16 1=low to 6=high.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.25 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.11 1=low to 6=high, in 2019.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 1=low to 6=high | 3.21 1=low to 6=high | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.18 1=low to 6=high | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Cambodia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Grenada 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 India 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Lesotho 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Tonga 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Uganda 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 22 Viet Nam 3.5 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 structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.16 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 1=low to 6=high in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.