Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Gambia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.6% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 6.5% | 3.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gambia, at 6.6% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for services, value added?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.