Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added per worker was 6,003 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6,003 constant 2015 US$ for services, value added per worker in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6,762 constant 2015 US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,853 constant 2015 US$, in 1996.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,118 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 5,049 constant 2015 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,916 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4,878 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4,903 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,853 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 4,873 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,899 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4,920 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,890 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4,988 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5,146 constant 2015 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,214 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,477 constant 2015 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5,651 constant 2015 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5,805 constant 2015 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6,069 constant 2015 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6,282 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 6,382 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,520 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 6,525 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,515 constant 2015 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6,671 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,762 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6,705 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6,594 constant 2015 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,438 constant 2015 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6,314 constant 2015 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,183 constant 2015 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,168 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,240 constant 2015 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6,121 constant 2015 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6,041 constant 2015 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6,012 constant 2015 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 6,003 constant 2015 US$ | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,934 constant 2015 US$ | 4,853 constant 2015 US$ | 5,118 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,590 constant 2015 US$ | 4,890 constant 2015 US$ | 6,382 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,523 constant 2015 US$ | 6,183 constant 2015 US$ | 6,762 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,097 constant 2015 US$ | 6,003 constant 2015 US$ | 6,240 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Bahrain 44,329 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 33 Portugal 43,284 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 42,221 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 35 Cyprus 42,218 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 36 Barbados 41,660 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 37 Panama 41,009 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 38 Slovakia 41,008 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 202.74 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 82.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.88 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 474.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 616.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6,003 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest services, value added per worker recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,762 constant 2015 US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest services, value added per worker recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,853 constant 2015 US$ in 1996.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for services, value added per worker?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.