Panama vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Panama
0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Panama
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8026 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Panama, at 0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 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.