Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports

Norway
63.33 billion current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
82.17 billion current US$
in 2024
Norway rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd

Commercial service exports over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197520002025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 82.17 billion current US$ against 63.33 billion current US$ in Norway, a difference of 18.84 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.56 billion current US$ 4.67 billion current US$ 888.54 million current US$ Norway
1980s 8.27 billion current US$ 6.50 billion current US$ 1.76 billion current US$ Norway
1990s 13.80 billion current US$ 11.67 billion current US$ 2.13 billion current US$ Norway
2000s 27.91 billion current US$ 27.69 billion current US$ 216.16 million current US$ Norway
2010s 43.61 billion current US$ 57.09 billion current US$ 13.48 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 48.09 billion current US$ 65.61 billion current US$ 17.52 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 82.17 billion current US$ against 63.33 billion current US$ in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.84 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service exports?
Norway ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service exports (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,749 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports are total service exports minus exports of government services not included elsewhere. Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.