Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Africa Western and Central 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.428 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8213 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4545 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5222 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4466 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5532 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4323 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4343 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4545 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4323 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Nigeria 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Lebanon 0.9682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Isle of Man 0.8898 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Macau, China 0.8556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 818.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,563 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,536 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,563 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central was 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.