Panama vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Panama
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Panama currently reports 70.0% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.2% | 43.2% | 23.0% | Panama |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 47.4% | 21.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 48.7% | 24.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 52.0% | 16.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 50.0% | 19.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Panama, at 70.0% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 19.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for services, value added?
- Panama ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.