Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita was 62.37 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 62.37 current US$ per person for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 62.37 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.96 current US$ per person, in 1977.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.96 current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 13.58 current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 15.85 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 18.9 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 18.27 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 15.15 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 13.65 current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 12.75 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 12 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 11.57 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 12.86 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 13.61 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 15.55 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 17.85 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 16.66 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 17.43 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 17.51 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 17.15 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 19.09 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 20.55 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 21.28 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 21.81 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 23.02 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 22.15 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 22.4 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.99 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 31.2 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 35.57 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 36.25 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 41.65 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 45.42 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 46.38 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.58 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 53.47 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 56.45 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 54.64 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 54.58 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.22 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.79 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 56.32 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 60.62 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 60.95 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.03 current US$ per person | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 44.65 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 55.31 current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 58.17 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 62.37 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.46 current US$ per person | 10.96 current US$ per person | 15.85 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.43 current US$ per person | 11.57 current US$ per person | 18.9 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.24 current US$ per person | 16.66 current US$ per person | 23.02 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.76 current US$ per person | 22.15 current US$ per person | 46.38 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.17 current US$ per person | 48.7 current US$ per person | 60.95 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9 current US$ per person | 39.03 current US$ per person | 62.37 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 33 Israel 9,121 current US$ per person compare
- 34 Qatar 7,953 current US$ per person compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 7,780 current US$ per person compare
- 36 Finland 7,704 current US$ per person compare
- 37 Slovenia 7,158 current US$ per person compare
- 38 Grenada 6,431 current US$ per person compare
- 39 Croatia 6,407 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 62.37 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.37 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.96 current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.