Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Cape Verde
0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 7.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cape Verde, at 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.