Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.992 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2983 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5062 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Samoa, at 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), 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.