Panama vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Panama
0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Panama
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.7295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.6841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Panama, at 0.7002 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.