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Finance, real estate, public and other services, share of the economy

Value added by finance, insurance, real estate, business services, public administration, education, health and other services, as a share of total value added.

Why it matters

The largest block in most economies here, combining the financial sector with the public sector.

Read with care

Mixes private financial services with government; read with private credit and public debt.

Source

UN Statistics Division

% of value added. 54 African countries, 1990 to 2024.

Other services: highest in Seychelles, lowest in Angola

Finance, real estate, public and other services, share of the economy, % of value added. Latest year available, 2024. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: other servicesiWhy it mattersThe largest block in most economies here, combining the financial sector with the public sector.

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0%20%40%60%Seychelles55.3%South Africa48.3%Mauritius46.4%Botswana45.7%Lesotho45.7%Namibia40.8%Zimbabwe33.0%Eswatini32.3%Malawi31.3%Madagascar28.0%Mozambique26.4%Comoros25.7%Zambia23.4%Tanzania18.8%DRC18.6%Angola18.5%median 31.8%
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How spread out SADC is
Median 31.8%Lowest: Angola 18.5%Highest: Seychelles 55.3%

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Finance, real estate, public and other services, share of the economy against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Other servicesDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMalawiZimbabweNamibia
Source: UN Statistics Division, World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

Table

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RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Seychelles55.3%2024up 3.1 points since 2019C
2South Africa48.3%2024down 1.2 point since 2019C
3Mauritius46.4%2024down 0.9 points since 2019C
4Botswana45.7%2024up 0.9 points since 2019C
5Lesotho45.7%2024up 1.6 point since 2019C
6Namibia40.8%2024down 4.4 points since 2019C
7Zimbabwe33.0%2024up 14.8 points since 2019C
8Eswatini32.3%2024little changed since 2019C
9Malawi31.3%2024down 2.1 points since 2019C
10Madagascar28.0%2024down 2.1 points since 2019C
11Mozambique26.4%2024up 4.5 points since 2019C
12Comoros25.7%2024down 1.0 point since 2019C
13Zambia23.4%2024down 0.9 points since 2019C
14Tanzania18.8%2024down 1.6 point since 2019C
15DRC18.6%2024up 0.4 points since 2019C
16Angola18.5%2024down 3.1 points since 2019C