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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.9595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2025

00.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.872 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.816 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.876 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.926 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.464 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.561 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.466 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.5824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 0.6401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.9%
1983 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +13.0%
1984 0.8239 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +13.9%
1985 0.8718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
1986 0.9509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
1987 0.8867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.8%
1988 0.8703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1989 0.8741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
1990 0.7683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.1%
1991 0.7288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
1992 0.8163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +12.0%
1993 0.8104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1994 0.8121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1995 0.6647 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -18.2%
1996 0.6102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
1997 0.5989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1998 0.6191 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1999 0.8995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +45.3%
2000 0.8762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2001 0.9595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2002 0.9261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2003 0.7701 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2004 0.676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
2005 0.6079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2006 0.5568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2007 0.5233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2008 0.4942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2009 0.5469 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2010 0.4948 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2011 0.4607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2012 0.4593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2013 0.4596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2014 0.4642 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2015 0.5397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +16.2%
2016 0.6045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +12.0%
2017 0.5608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2018 0.5355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2019 0.4843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2020 0.5024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2021 0.4663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2022 0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2023 0.5051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2024 0.5582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.5%
2025 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8026 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 0.7328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.6937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.5063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.5014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 17 Aruba 0.6615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 18 Djibouti 0.6609 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 19 Barbados 0.6429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 20 Suriname 0.6423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 21 Mauritius 0.638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 22 Samoa 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 23 Panama 0.6362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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$), per unit of GDP
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238 places, 9,768 data points, 1960–2025
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.