Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Singapore
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 71.6% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.7% | 43.2% | 18.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 47.4% | 15.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 48.7% | 16.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 52.0% | 17.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 50.0% | 21.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Singapore, at 71.6% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added?
- Singapore ranks 30th 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.