Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate

Sri Lanka
27.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27.07 % change on previous year against 9.43 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.64 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 30.62 % change on previous year 19.54 % change on previous year 11.08 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1980s 9.66 % change on previous year 3.41 % change on previous year 6.25 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 11.74 % change on previous year 7 % change on previous year 4.74 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 7.98 % change on previous year 9.69 % change on previous year 1.71 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 15.4 % change on previous year 6.77 % change on previous year 8.62 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 10.14 % change on previous year 5.57 % change on previous year 4.58 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 27.07 % change on previous year against 9.43 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17.64 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,450 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.