Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th 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 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 0.5063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.7114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.21 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Samoa, at 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,768 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.