Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth of exports of goods and services was 4.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 4.2% for annual growth of exports of goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 9.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -133.7% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -909.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +66.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -60.1% |
| 2009 | -4.9% | -245.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -215.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | -340.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -134.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +78.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -90.8% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -400.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -415.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -43.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -70.4% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -1270.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -199.4% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -64.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +26.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1270.8% | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | +909.1% | -0.7% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | -4.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -8.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -9.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for annual growth of exports of goods and services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of exports of goods and services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of exports of goods and services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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