Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 28 Albania 0.3143 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.303 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 501.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 368.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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$)
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- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.