ICT service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): ICT service exports was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 5.9% for ict service exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2005.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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 ict service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ict service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 5.9% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for ict service exports?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).