Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita

Maldives
9,509 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
63.7 current US$ per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 9,509 current US$ per person against 63.7 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9,445 current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 149.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 199 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 87.57 current US$ per person 13.63 current US$ per person 73.94 current US$ per person Maldives
1980s 330.63 current US$ per person 14.67 current US$ per person 315.96 current US$ per person Maldives
1990s 854.5 current US$ per person 19.63 current US$ per person 834.87 current US$ per person Maldives
2000s 2,371 current US$ per person 35.23 current US$ per person 2,335 current US$ per person Maldives
2010s 6,341 current US$ per person 56.13 current US$ per person 6,285 current US$ per person Maldives
2020s 7,416 current US$ per person 53.09 current US$ per person 7,363 current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per capita, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Maldives, at 9,509 current US$ per person against 63.7 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per capita between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9,445 current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
Maldives ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,727 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.