Nicaragua vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Nicaragua
15.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.82 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 15.85 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.03 % change on previous year.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 8.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s -0.8973 % change on previous year 13.92 % change on previous year 14.82 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s -1.58 % change on previous year 2.6 % change on previous year 4.18 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 20.15 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year 14.88 % change on previous year Nicaragua
2000s 8.15 % change on previous year 14.06 % change on previous year 5.91 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.47 % change on previous year 4.55 % change on previous year 2.08 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 12.38 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year 10.58 % change on previous year Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Nicaragua or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nicaragua, at 15.85 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa?
14.03 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Nicaragua ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,466 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.