Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Portugal
5,862 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
64.94 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0k4.0k6.0k197519992024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5,862 BoP, current US$ per person against 64.94 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5,797 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 90.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 200 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 122.04 BoP, current US$ per person 14.84 BoP, current US$ per person 107.2 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 234.16 BoP, current US$ per person 16.47 BoP, current US$ per person 217.69 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 722.38 BoP, current US$ per person 21.74 BoP, current US$ per person 700.64 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 1,553 BoP, current US$ per person 37.89 BoP, current US$ per person 1,516 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 2,975 BoP, current US$ per person 59.17 BoP, current US$ per person 2,916 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 4,313 BoP, current US$ per person 54.67 BoP, current US$ per person 4,259 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 5,862 BoP, current US$ per person against 64.94 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per capita between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5,797 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,751 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.