Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate
Nigeria
24.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24.94 % change on previous year against 11.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.12 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -15.87 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 13.36 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 11.6 % change on previous year | 4.57 % change on previous year | 7.03 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.39 % change on previous year | 12.57 % change on previous year | 7.82 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.77 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -8.47 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 9.55 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 24.94 % change on previous year against 11.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.12 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.