Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5408 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.4499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 32 France 0.7085 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Netherlands 0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Kiribati 0.7028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Panama 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5408 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) ÷ 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.