Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added (current US$), per capita
Japan
24,141 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
839.35 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th
Services, value added (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24,141 current US$ per person against 839.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23,302 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 28.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,822 current US$ per person | 375.18 current US$ per person | 24,447 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 25,785 current US$ per person | 497.24 current US$ per person | 25,288 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 29,573 current US$ per person | 888.59 current US$ per person | 28,684 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 26,433 current US$ per person | 850.28 current US$ per person | 25,583 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per capita, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Japan, at 24,141 current US$ per person against 839.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per capita between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 23,302 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.