Colombia vs South Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Colombia
0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Colombia rank
140th
South Africa rank
141st

Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 140th and South Africa ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
1970s 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
1980s 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia
1990s 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Colombia and South Africa?
0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 140th and South Africa ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,651 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.