Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +51.9% | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 33 Denmark 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Lithuania 0.3027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Djibouti 0.2825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Mauritius 0.2808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Croatia 0.2664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Hong Kong 0.2659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Barbados 0.2604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service exports (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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- Service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.