ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 37 Montenegro 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Samoa 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Croatia 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Hungary 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Djibouti 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Philippines 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Malta 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.