Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Egypt
18.52 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.55 % change on previous year
in 2024
Egypt rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 18.52 % change on previous year against 5.55 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.97 % change on previous year.
That makes Egypt's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.92 % change on previous year | 20.99 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 6.62 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1990s | 7.92 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2000s | 12.74 % change on previous year | 13.73 % change on previous year | 0.9869 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 7.03 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 0.8192 % change on previous year | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 18.52 % change on previous year against 5.55 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.97 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.