Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Trade in services
Trade in services over time
- Bahamas
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 52.9% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 42.1%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 4.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.1% | 9.3% | 81.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 7.4% | 61.0% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 8.3% | 47.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 10.7% | 26.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 10.3% | 30.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 9.0% | 33.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bahamas, at 52.9% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 42.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for trade in services?
- Bahamas ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.