Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Service exports

Norway
63.45 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
85.52 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Norway rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th

Service exports over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197520002025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 85.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 63.45 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 22.07 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.91 billion BoP, current US$ 5.54 billion BoP, current US$ 374.59 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1980s 8.41 billion BoP, current US$ 7.43 billion BoP, current US$ 984.38 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1990s 14.05 billion BoP, current US$ 13.15 billion BoP, current US$ 899.04 million BoP, current US$ Norway
2000s 28.14 billion BoP, current US$ 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 43.68 billion BoP, current US$ 61.11 billion BoP, current US$ 17.43 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 48.22 billion BoP, current US$ 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ 20.81 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 85.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 63.45 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in service exports between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22.07 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for service exports?
Norway ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
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
245 places, 9,751 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.