Hong Kong, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): ICT service exports

Hong Kong, China
4.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

ICT service exports over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 370.62 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 189 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ 618.03 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ 2.91 billion BoP, current US$ 264.27 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 3.77 billion BoP, current US$ 3.88 billion BoP, current US$ 111.01 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ict service exports, Hong Kong, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in ict service exports between Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
370.62 million BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ict service exports?
Hong Kong, China ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 6,397 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.