Private Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

99 indicators covering private sector for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 44.5% 2025 up 10.5% 20th
Food imports 12.1% 2024 down 3.5% 17th
Manufactures imports 56.8% 2024 down 9.3% 36th
Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ 2025 up 31.3% 33rd
Food exports 14.5% 2024 up 12.2% 16th
Manufactures exports 19.4% 2024 down 34.2% 37th
Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ 2025 up 62.9% 31st
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person 2025 up 26.3% 34th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 24.3% 21st
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year 2025 up 138.7% 6th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 378.07 current US$ per person 2025 up 1.8% 37th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 0.2% 23rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.74 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.0% 17th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 62.37 current US$ per person 2024 up 14.3% 36th
Commercial service exports 80.44 billion current US$ 2024 up 47.8% 34th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 41.4% 33rd
Transport services 39.4% 2024 down 8.2% 12th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 103.61 current US$ per person 2024 down 17.1% 38th
Computer, communications and other services 38.5% 2024 up 8.4% 25th
Commercial service imports 133.64 billion current US$ 2024 up 7.2% 33rd
Computer, communications and other services 32.0% 2024 up 48.7% 35th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.5% 17th
Travel services 14.5% 2024 down 10.9% 40th
Travel services 30.5% 2024 down 37.8% 17th
Transport services 26.2% 2024 up 5.8% 11th
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year 2024 up 273.3% 13th
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 74.3% 39th
Insurance and financial services 7.8% 2024 up 45.1% 22nd
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 12.3% 2023 up 40.3% 14th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 48.4% 2023 down 7.0% 38th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 36.4% 2023 up 18.1% 11th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 22.9% 2023 up 22.0% 26th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.8% 2023 up 18.2% 31st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 2.1% 2023 down 12.2% 35th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 1.8% 2023 up 56.5% 19th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 7.8% 2023 up 11.6% 7th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 15.2% 2023 down 11.3% 4th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 95.8% 40th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 466.39 billion current US$ 2023 up 9.3% 31st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 15.2% 2023 down 11.3% 17th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 7.1% 2023 up 151.7% 18th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 48.1% 2023 up 3.0% 41st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 31.2% 2023 up 7.7% 9th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 21.0% 2023 up 10.9% 7th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.5% 2023 up 133.3% 36th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 1.3% 2023 up 3.7% 35th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.9% 2023 up 98.2% 39th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 6.5% 2023 down 15.6% 9th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 20.7% 2023 down 14.9% 2nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 48.8% 36th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 417.41 billion current US$ 2023 down 0.8% 31st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 20.7% 2023 down 14.9% 7th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 39th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 9.3% 40th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 331.62 current US$ per person 2023 down 23.5% 34th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.4% 29th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 17,463 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 38th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual -12.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 190.2% 35th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 370.53 current US$ per person 2023 down 15.7% 36th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.8% 22nd