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

Russian Federation
45.28 billion current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.44 billion current US$
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Commercial service exports over time

  • Russian Federation
  • 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 45.28 billion current US$ in Russian Federation, a difference of 35.16 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.8 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 11.66 billion current US$ 12.77 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 28.94 billion current US$ 27.32 billion current US$ 1.62 billion current US$ Russian Federation
2010s 58.33 billion current US$ 56.10 billion current US$ 2.23 billion current US$ Russian Federation
2020s 46.32 billion current US$ 64.13 billion current US$ 17.81 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, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.44 billion current US$ against 45.28 billion current US$ in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35.16 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service exports?
Russian Federation ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service exports (current US$). 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.