Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.3% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.3% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for services, value added?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.