Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.5416 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3709 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.4785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 36 Maldives 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Spain 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 New Zealand 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 0.6819 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Seychelles 0.6793 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Services, value added 49.7% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,515 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 528.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,768 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central was 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5416 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.