Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre was 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,695 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11,695 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 11,953 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 12,119 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 12,338 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 12,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 12,745 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 13,308 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 13,755 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 14,061 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 14,469 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 14,697 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 14,810 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 14,091 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 14,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 15,033 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 15,419 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15,914 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 16,495 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 17,108 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 17,658 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 18,536 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 19,572 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 20,490 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 22,189 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 23,764 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 25,714 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 27,986 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 30,030 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 31,724 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 33,959 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 35,519 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 32,980 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 35,081 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 36,938 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 38,085 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 38,726 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 39,221 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40,276 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 41,400 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 39,937 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 41,696 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 43,512 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,716 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11,695 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 14,061 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 15,247 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 14,091 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 17,108 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,766 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 17,658 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 31,724 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,219 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 32,980 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 41,400 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,458 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 39,937 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 2.72 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Lebanon 2.65 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.57 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 2.55 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Cyprus 2.53 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 2.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Grenada 2.16 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- GNI 2.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,623 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,609 current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 1.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 1.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 21.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 2.13 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44,689 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,695 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.