Service imports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 138,680,448,735 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 1,033.4%.
1978–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139B | +2.74B | +2.01% |
| 2023 | 136B | +3.1B | +2.34% |
| 2022 | 133B | +21.7B | +19.53% |
| 2021 | 111B | +6.57B | +6.28% |
| 2020 | 105B | −32.65B | −23.79% |
| 2019 | 137B | +8.27B | +6.41% |
| 2018 | 129B | +18.01B | +16.23% |
| 2017 | 111B | +13.1B | +13.39% |
| 2016 | 97.84B | −16.43B | −14.38% |
| 2015 | 114B | −17.81B | −13.49% |
| 2014 | 132B | +8.07B | +6.51% |
| 2013 | 124B | +1.83B | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 122B | −2.35B | −1.89% |
| 2011 | 125B | +17.7B | +16.57% |
| 2010 | 107B | +11.29B | +11.81% |
| 2009 | 95.55B | −12.75B | −11.77% |
| 2008 | 108B | +23.46B | +27.65% |
| 2007 | 84.84B | +18.57B | +28.02% |
| 2006 | 66.28B | +14.79B | +28.72% |
| 2005 | 51.49B | +7.92B | +18.17% |
| 2004 | 43.57B | +7.73B | +21.56% |
| 2003 | 35.84B | +5.25B | +17.15% |
| 2002 | 30.59B | +1.21B | +4.11% |
| 2001 | 29.39B | +1.96B | +7.15% |
| 2000 | 27.42B | −414M | −1.49% |
| 1999 | 27.84B | +1.95B | +7.53% |
| 1998 | 25.89B | +392M | +1.54% |
| 1997 | 25.5B | +188M | +0.74% |
| 1996 | 25.31B | +1.18B | +4.88% |
| 1995 | 24.13B | +958M | +4.13% |
| 1994 | 23.17B | +491M | +2.17% |
| 1993 | 22.68B | +1.22B | +5.68% |
| 1992 | 21.47B | +420M | +1.99% |
| 1991 | 21.05B | +757M | +3.73% |
| 1990 | 20.29B | +3.28B | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 17.01B | +1.36B | +8.67% |
| 1988 | 15.65B | +1.3B | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 14.34B | +955M | +7.14% |
| 1986 | 13.39B | −10.77M | −0.08% |
| 1985 | 13.4B | −148M | −1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.55B | −1.7B | −11.13% |
| 1983 | 15.25B | −1.82B | −10.69% |
| 1982 | 17.07B | −2.93B | −14.66% |
| 1981 | 20B | +777M | +4.04% |
| 1980 | 19.23B | +5.25B | +37.56% |
| 1979 | 13.98B | +1.74B | +14.22% |
| 1978 | 12.24B | — | — |
Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.
Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much a country sells abroad in services — tourism, transport, communications, software.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Exports of goods and servicesThe value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Exports (% of GDP)How far the economy is oriented toward external markets.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.