Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Services, value added (current US$), per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa
839.35 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
27,601 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
United Arab Emirates rank
37th
Services, value added (current US$), per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 27,601 current US$ per person against 839.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 26,762 current US$ per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 32.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 47 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 314.7 current US$ per person | 16,197 current US$ per person | 15,882 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 355.97 current US$ per person | 14,490 current US$ per person | 14,134 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 497.24 current US$ per person | 17,662 current US$ per person | 17,165 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 888.59 current US$ per person | 24,551 current US$ per person | 23,663 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 850.28 current US$ per person | 25,158 current US$ per person | 24,308 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 27,601 current US$ per person against 839.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 26,762 current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.