Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Services, value added was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 3.0% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 7.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2020.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.6% | — |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +119.9% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -102.4% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -1850.6% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +278.9% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -43.8% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -42.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -76.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +900.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +85.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -40.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +43.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +132.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +39.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -231.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -243.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -65.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +97.8% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | -0.1% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -3.3% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 30 Saudi Arabia 6.3% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 6.2% compare
- 32 Kiribati 6.2% compare
- 33 Honduras 6.2% compare
- 34 Eswatini 6.2% compare
- 35 Aruba 6.0% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Inflation, GDP deflator 5.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 356.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 10.8% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 26.2% (2025)
- Services, value added 686.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 625.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 50.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,722 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern was 3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2020.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for services, value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.