Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Netherlands
0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.6682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.6988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Netherlands, at 0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.