Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.2% | — |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -37.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +30.2% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -42.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +116.2% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +97.1% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -33.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +30.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -45.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -54.5% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +605.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +54.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +92.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +109.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -225.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -224.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +42.7% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -3.5% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.8% compare
- 25 Gambia 6.6% compare
- 26 Burundi 6.5% compare
- 27 Indonesia 6.3% compare
- 28 Cape Verde 6.3% compare
- 29 Paraguay 6.3% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 6.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 357.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,609 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for services, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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About this data
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.