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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7143 current US$ 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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About this data
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.