Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 33rd out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 30 Denmark 0.3025 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Lithuania 0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Cape Verde 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Mauritius 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Croatia 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Hong Kong, China 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Barbados 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.