Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa: ICT service exports
Belgium
14.9%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
ICT service exports over time
- Belgium
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 14.9% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 189 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.8% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 6.3% | 7.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ict service exports, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Belgium, at 14.9% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ict service exports?
- Belgium ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).