Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
21st
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1982
Years of data
59
1967–2025
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1982 | 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 18 Seychelles 0.7962 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Slovenia 0.7864 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Estonia 0.7836 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Maldives 0.7821 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Switzerland 0.7805 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Belgium 0.7545 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Lithuania 0.7298 current 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.