ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -0.3196 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at -0.3196 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 106.7% on the previous year and down 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 26.37 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -14.78 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 2008 | 19.52 % change on previous year | +69.5% |
| 2009 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 2010 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -1205.8% |
| 2011 | 24.96 % change on previous year | +89.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4585 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 8.59 % change on previous year | +1773.8% |
| 2014 | 9.21 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2015 | -14.78 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 2016 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2017 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -297.7% |
| 2018 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2019 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2020 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -206.3% |
| 2021 | 19.23 % change on previous year | -612.8% |
| 2022 | 11.48 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3196 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1773.8% | 0.4585 % change on previous year | 8.59 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1205.8% | -1.19 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.05 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 26.37 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.74 % change on previous year | -14.78 % change on previous year | 24.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 19.23 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 33 Moldova 22.27 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Ireland 22.19 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Latvia 20.5 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Brazil 20.46 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Egypt 20.42 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Belarus 19.95 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Kosovo 19.59 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 19.59 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was -0.3196 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.78 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ICT service 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 ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.