Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, 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.