Service exports — all countries

Service exports — Sub-Saharan Africa

Service exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 85,517,891,299 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1,839.5%.

2024 85.52B US$ +9.13% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 85.52B US$2024
Period minimum 4.41B US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2024 · US$

Service exports — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1977–2024025B50B75B100B19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 4,409,275,258 US$1978: 5,550,153,217 US$1979: 6,661,317,025 US$1980: 8,224,560,642 US$1981: 8,338,626,093 US$1982: 7,181,676,237 US$1983: 6,641,273,609 US$1984: 6,414,936,668 US$1985: 6,395,024,363 US$1986: 6,448,508,535 US$1987: 7,345,989,578 US$1988: 8,010,233,592 US$1989: 9,294,470,713 US$1990: 10,926,139,909 US$1991: 10,448,997,818 US$1992: 11,194,262,622 US$1993: 11,683,004,823 US$1994: 11,722,267,839 US$1995: 13,362,749,347 US$1996: 14,341,722,234 US$1997: 15,037,885,382 US$1998: 15,751,611,619 US$1999: 17,081,321,706 US$2000: 16,648,706,311 US$2001: 17,315,109,846 US$2002: 19,023,797,524 US$2003: 25,121,239,800 US$2004: 29,331,322,345 US$2005: 31,287,914,960 US$2006: 36,790,315,670 US$2007: 41,122,751,503 US$2008: 43,925,190,386 US$2009: 41,220,225,341 US$2010: 47,747,826,036 US$2011: 54,804,188,839 US$2012: 57,733,179,077 US$2013: 58,102,570,601 US$2014: 59,357,698,297 US$2015: 60,453,927,637 US$2016: 59,451,140,346 US$2017: 66,164,648,583 US$2018: 72,607,641,027 US$2019: 74,670,334,420 US$2020: 49,582,326,495 US$2021: 58,297,043,141 US$2022: 73,378,966,827 US$2023: 78,361,163,733 US$2024: 85,517,891,299 US$
Change over the period: +81.11B (+1,839.5%) Average annual rate: 6.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 85.52B US$
World 8.85T US$
Service exports — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 85.52B +7.16B +9.13%
2023 78.36B +4.98B +6.79%
2022 73.38B +15.08B +25.87%
2021 58.3B +8.71B +17.58%
2020 49.58B −25.09B −33.6%
2019 74.67B +2.06B +2.84%
2018 72.61B +6.44B +9.74%
2017 66.16B +6.71B +11.29%
2016 59.45B −1B −1.66%
2015 60.45B +1.1B +1.85%
2014 59.36B +1.26B +2.16%
2013 58.1B +369M +0.64%
2012 57.73B +2.93B +5.34%
2011 54.8B +7.06B +14.78%
2010 47.75B +6.53B +15.84%
2009 41.22B −2.7B −6.16%
2008 43.93B +2.8B +6.81%
2007 41.12B +4.33B +11.78%
2006 36.79B +5.5B +17.59%
2005 31.29B +1.96B +6.67%
2004 29.33B +4.21B +16.76%
2003 25.12B +6.1B +32.05%
2002 19.02B +1.71B +9.87%
2001 17.32B +666M +4%
2000 16.65B −433M −2.53%
1999 17.08B +1.33B +8.44%
1998 15.75B +714M +4.75%
1997 15.04B +696M +4.85%
1996 14.34B +979M +7.33%
1995 13.36B +1.64B +13.99%
1994 11.72B +39.26M +0.34%
1993 11.68B +489M +4.37%
1992 11.19B +745M +7.13%
1991 10.45B −477M −4.37%
1990 10.93B +1.63B +17.56%
1989 9.29B +1.28B +16.03%
1988 8.01B +664M +9.04%
1987 7.35B +897M +13.92%
1986 6.45B +53.48M +0.84%
1985 6.4B −19.91M −0.31%
1984 6.41B −226M −3.41%
1983 6.64B −540M −7.52%
1982 7.18B −1.16B −13.87%
1981 8.34B +114M +1.39%
1980 8.22B +1.56B +23.47%
1979 6.66B +1.11B +20.02%
1978 5.55B +1.14B +25.87%
1977 4.41B

About the indicator

Exports of services: travel and tourism, transport, communications, insurance, financial and business services, royalties, computer and information services. For dozens of countries this flow is larger than merchandise exports, and not only for the obvious tourist destinations: India, Ireland and the Philippines ended up near the top of the list on software and business services. Services, unlike goods, do not pass through customs, so they are estimated from banking and survey statistics and are measured less precisely.

Important: It serves as the denominator for the share of ICT services in service exports. It excludes investment income and compensation of employees — those are counted separately, in the primary income account.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.