Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service exports

Philippines
51.45 billion current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.44 billion current US$
in 2024
Philippines rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Commercial service exports over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197720012025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 80.44 billion current US$ against 51.45 billion current US$ in Philippines, a difference of 28.99 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Philippines ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 744.67 million current US$ 4.97 billion current US$ 4.22 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.77 billion current US$ 6.39 billion current US$ 4.62 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 7.22 billion current US$ 11.43 billion current US$ 4.22 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 8.88 billion current US$ 27.32 billion current US$ 18.44 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 28.05 billion current US$ 56.10 billion current US$ 28.04 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 41.08 billion current US$ 64.13 billion current US$ 23.05 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.44 billion current US$ against 51.45 billion current US$ in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28.99 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service exports?
Philippines ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.