Senegal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports

Senegal
56.6%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
37.9%
in 2025
Senegal rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports over time

  • Senegal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 56.6% against 37.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.7%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Senegal ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.4% 27.1% 13.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 19.4% 26.4% 7.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 17.9% 28.6% 10.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 22.2% 30.0% 7.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 24.1% 35.2% 11.1% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 56.4% 38.7% 17.7% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher computer, communications and other services, Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Senegal, at 56.6% against 37.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18.7%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
Senegal ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
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, 9,778 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.