Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.3937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4002 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7296 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5339 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4791 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4405 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2323 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.202 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +70.5% | 0.4292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4648 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5454 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1979 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 17 Malaysia 0.6284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Slovenia 0.6165 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Hungary 0.6129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Brunei 0.6119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Netherlands 0.6118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Qatar 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Belgium 0.5859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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 (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.