Hong Kong vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Hong Kong
0.2659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.10.20.30.4197720002024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.2659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 6.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 0.2488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.3385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.2323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Hong Kong, at 0.2659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.2238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,671 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.