Service exports — all countries

Service exports — Western Africa

Service exports in Western Africa in 2024 — 18,203,281,719 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 1,169.4%.

2024 18.2B US$ −4.8% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.52B US$2019
Period minimum 959M US$1985

Trend over time

1978–2024 · US$

Service exports — Western Africa, 1978–2024010B20B30B19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 1,434,047,005 US$1979: 1,701,021,953 US$1980: 1,938,878,394 US$1981: 1,796,098,391 US$1982: 1,283,386,922 US$1983: 1,072,605,888 US$1984: 1,070,236,089 US$1985: 959,147,615 US$1986: 1,083,735,659 US$1987: 1,219,725,128 US$1988: 1,394,828,352 US$1989: 1,636,903,460 US$1990: 2,321,345,280 US$1991: 2,185,949,658 US$1992: 2,471,122,381 US$1993: 2,459,218,113 US$1994: 1,666,446,224 US$1995: 1,614,877,609 US$1996: 1,539,497,745 US$1997: 1,483,271,188 US$1998: 1,699,696,094 US$2001: 3,273,326,668 US$2002: 4,266,171,557 US$2003: 5,680,178,561 US$2004: 6,083,224,097 US$2005: 6,131,529,245 US$2006: 7,242,244,076 US$2007: 7,699,085,485 US$2008: 9,304,233,360 US$2009: 8,380,844,075 US$2010: 9,216,262,511 US$2011: 10,321,665,033 US$2012: 10,942,287,982 US$2013: 10,609,437,282 US$2014: 10,039,017,088 US$2015: 14,517,862,804 US$2016: 15,384,910,536 US$2017: 17,170,194,023 US$2018: 18,800,761,947 US$2019: 21,524,504,405 US$2020: 16,126,103,574 US$2021: 18,031,873,609 US$2022: 18,701,019,123 US$2023: 19,121,269,649 US$2024: 18,203,281,719 US$
Change over the period: +16.77B (+1,169.36%) Average annual rate: 5.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 18.2B US$
World 8.85T US$
Service exports — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 18.2B −918M −4.8%
2023 19.12B +420M +2.25%
2022 18.7B +669M +3.71%
2021 18.03B +1.91B +11.82%
2020 16.13B −5.4B −25.08%
2019 21.52B +2.72B +14.49%
2018 18.8B +1.63B +9.5%
2017 17.17B +1.79B +11.6%
2016 15.38B +867M +5.97%
2015 14.52B +4.48B +44.61%
2014 10.04B −570M −5.38%
2013 10.61B −333M −3.04%
2012 10.94B +621M +6.01%
2011 10.32B +1.11B +11.99%
2010 9.22B +835M +9.97%
2009 8.38B −923M −9.92%
2008 9.3B +1.61B +20.85%
2007 7.7B +457M +6.31%
2006 7.24B +1.11B +18.11%
2005 6.13B +48.31M +0.79%
2004 6.08B +403M +7.1%
2003 5.68B +1.41B +33.14%
2002 4.27B +993M +30.33%
2001 3.27B
1998 1.7B +216M +14.59%
1997 1.48B −56.23M −3.65%
1996 1.54B −75.38M −4.67%
1995 1.61B −51.57M −3.09%
1994 1.67B −793M −32.24%
1993 2.46B −11.9M −0.48%
1992 2.47B +285M +13.05%
1991 2.19B −135M −5.83%
1990 2.32B +684M +41.81%
1989 1.64B +242M +17.36%
1988 1.39B +175M +14.36%
1987 1.22B +136M +12.55%
1986 1.08B +125M +12.99%
1985 959M −111M −10.38%
1984 1.07B −2.37M −0.22%
1983 1.07B −211M −16.42%
1982 1.28B −513M −28.55%
1981 1.8B −143M −7.36%
1980 1.94B +238M +13.98%
1979 1.7B +267M +18.62%
1978 1.43B

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.