Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Seychelles
0.7962 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.7962 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Seychelles ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.1599 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.8445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2771 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5673 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2457 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6793 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.8058 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2457 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5601 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Seychelles, at 0.7962 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Seychelles ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Exports of goods and services (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
237 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (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.