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

Sub-Saharan Africa
1.82 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
15.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 15.29 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.47 % change on previous year.

That makes Zambia's figure about 8.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 13.92 % change on previous year 11.82 % change on previous year 2.1 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 2.6 % change on previous year 2.95 % change on previous year 0.3428 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s 8.35 % change on previous year -2.1 % change on previous year 10.44 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 14.06 % change on previous year 9.87 % change on previous year 4.2 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.55 % change on previous year 10.11 % change on previous year 5.55 % change on previous year Zambia
2020s 1.8 % change on previous year 9.11 % change on previous year 7.3 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 15.29 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
13.47 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.