What is the highest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.

What is the lowest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.

How does South Africa rank for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Africa ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this South Africa data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa

Name: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.2%

World rank

149th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

All-time low

0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa peaked at 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

South Africa ranks 149th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1962	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1963	0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1964	0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1965	0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1966	0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1967	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1968	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1969	0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1970	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1971	0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1972	0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1973	0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1974	0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1975	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1976	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1977	0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1978	0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1979	0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1980	0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1981	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1982	0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1983	0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1984	0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1985	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1986	0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1987	0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1988	0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1989	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1990	0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1991	0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1992	0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1993	0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1994	0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1995	0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1996	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1997	0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1998	0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1999	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2000	0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2001	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2003	0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2004	0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2005	0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2006	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2007	0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2008	0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2009	0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2010	0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2011	0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2012	0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2013	0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2014	0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2015	0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2016	0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2017	0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2018	0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2019	0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2020	0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
2021	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2022	0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.0%
2023	0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
2024	0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2025	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%

South Africa compared with similar countries

South Africa's 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 37% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
South Africa's 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South 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
2022	+43.0%	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Africa

146 Burundi 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 Nepal 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
148 Colombia 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Kazakhstan 0.0419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 Guatemala 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 United States 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More economy & growth data for South Africa

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa?: Service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa was 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does South Africa rank for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Africa ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 9,671 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

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.