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

Romania
50.00 billion current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.44 billion current US$
in 2024
Romania rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Commercial service exports over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197119982025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 80.44 billion current US$ against 50.00 billion current US$ in Romania, a difference of 30.45 billion current US$.

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

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 35th 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 Romania Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 678.00 million current US$ 4.97 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 843.10 million current US$ 6.39 billion current US$ 5.55 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.10 billion current US$ 11.43 billion current US$ 10.33 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 7.59 billion current US$ 27.32 billion current US$ 19.73 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 19.62 billion current US$ 56.10 billion current US$ 36.48 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 36.88 billion current US$ 64.13 billion current US$ 27.25 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, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.44 billion current US$ against 50.00 billion current US$ in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30.45 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service exports?
Romania ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service exports (current US$). 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.