Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 4.9 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 4.9 % change on previous year for goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 166.2% on the previous year and up 177.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 41.98 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -27.26 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 40.35 % change on previous year | +2302.2% |
| 1980 | 41.98 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1981 | -20.94 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 1982 | -19.17 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1983 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1984 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 1985 | -0.8143 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1986 | -14.48 % change on previous year | +1678.1% |
| 1987 | 26.14 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 1988 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1989 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 18.37 % change on previous year | +584.0% |
| 1991 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 1992 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7104 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1994 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -513.8% |
| 1995 | 1 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1996 | 9.71 % change on previous year | +869.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2538 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1998 | -11.63 % change on previous year | -4681.0% |
| 1999 | 20.22 % change on previous year | -273.9% |
| 2000 | 22.12 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2001 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 2002 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 2003 | 26.47 % change on previous year | +1035.2% |
| 2004 | 29.84 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 34.45 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 15.35 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 24.69 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2009 | -25.48 % change on previous year | -203.2% |
| 2010 | 31.85 % change on previous year | -225.0% |
| 2011 | 22.31 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2012 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2935 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2014 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -2265.2% |
| 2015 | -27.26 % change on previous year | +328.9% |
| 2016 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2017 | 17.13 % change on previous year | -337.1% |
| 2018 | 13.94 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 2019 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2020 | -14.45 % change on previous year | +496.6% |
| 2021 | 34.91 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 2022 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2023 | -7.4 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -4681.0% | 0.2538 % change on previous year | -11.63 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +2302.2% | 1.68 % change on previous year | 40.35 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -2265.2% | 0.2935 % change on previous year | -6.35 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1678.1% | -0.8143 % change on previous year | -14.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.01 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 40.35 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -20.94 % change on previous year | 41.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -11.63 % change on previous year | 20.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.61 % change on previous year | -25.48 % change on previous year | 34.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 % change on previous year | -27.26 % change on previous year | 31.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 % change on previous year | -14.45 % change on previous year | 34.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 25 Honduras 21.27 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Faroe Islands 20.46 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Liberia 18.53 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Tanzania 18.52 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.45 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 17.32 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Cambodia 17.22 % change on previous year compare
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$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.9 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.98 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.26 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Goods exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.