What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.

Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 8.4%

Rank

17th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

Years of data

1978–2024

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1978–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1978 to 2024.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1978	0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1980	0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1981	0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
1982	0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1983	0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1984	0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1985	0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1986	0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1987	0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1988	0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1989	0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1990	0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1991	0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1992	0.0531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1993	0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1994	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1995	0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1996	0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1997	0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1999	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.9%
2000	0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2001	0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2002	0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2003	0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2004	0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2005	0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2006	0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2007	0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2008	0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
2009	0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2010	0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2011	0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2012	0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2013	0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2014	0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2015	0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2016	0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2017	0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2018	0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2019	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2020	0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2021	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2022	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2023	0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2024	0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1999	+49.9%	0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1980s	0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

14 Denmark 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Guyana 0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
16 Dominica 0.2873 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 Curaçao 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Grenada 0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Maldives 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Commercial service imports (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 imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Commercial service imports (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.