Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added was 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 235.85 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 256.39 billion constant 2015 US$ | 235.85 billion constant 2015 US$ | 283.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 319.49 billion constant 2015 US$ | 291.79 billion constant 2015 US$ | 363.97 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 507.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | 375.70 billion constant 2015 US$ | 679.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 872.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | 727.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 990.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 955.71 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.88 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 202.74 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 212.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 82.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 616.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 1.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Services, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 235.85 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1981.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (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 defense, 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. 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.