Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 71.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.2%.
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 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 206 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 | 64.3% | 47.9% | 16.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 48.7% | 20.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 52.0% | 18.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 50.0% | 20.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Japan, at 71.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21.2%, 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?
- Japan ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% 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 industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.