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
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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About this data
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.