Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

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

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2126 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 0.643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4789 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.6871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.6997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.7064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Japan, at 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2126 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 10,748 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services, value added (current 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.