Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added per worker was 6,003 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa is 6,003 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 6,762 constant 2015 US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,853 constant 2015 US$, in 1996.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,934 constant 2015 US$ | 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
- 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
- 39 Turkey 39,944 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 40 Kuwait 39,858 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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?
- Services, value added per worker in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,853 constant 2015 US$ in 1996.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for services, value added per worker?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.