Exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 4.6%.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 910.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 21.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -31.3%, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 34 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.
Exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -386.4% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +73.2% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -45.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +85.0% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +187.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -102.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -1045.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -31.7% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | -139.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -351.7% |
| 2011 | -31.3% | -561.5% |
| 2012 | -9.8% | -68.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -132.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +79.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -92.0% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -373.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -431.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -71.8% |
| 2020 | -8.4% | -1237.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -205.2% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -70.6% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +112.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -18.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 | -1237.3% | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | +1045.9% | -0.5% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | -1.8% | 21.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | -2.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -31.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -8.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Exports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.3% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for exports of goods and services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 910.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.