South Africa vs Sweden: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

South Africa
0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.5856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
42nd
Sweden rank
41st

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

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.5856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0047 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

South Africa ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 41st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1990s 0.7268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7524 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.7227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 0.6101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6228 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.5856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Sweden?
0.0047 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
South Africa ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), 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.