Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Exports of goods and services

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.6%
in 2025
Zambia
17.2%
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Zambia rank
21st

Exports of goods and services over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
-250255075196119932025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.2% against 4.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 21st of 34 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.0% 14.7% 7.7% Zambia
2000s 5.4% 28.4% 23.0% Zambia
2010s 6.8% 17.2% 10.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 17.2% against 4.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
12.6%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2010.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for exports of goods and services?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 21st of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 9,094 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.