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Services, value added (US$)

Value added by all service industries in current US dollars.

Why it matters

The size of the services economy in money terms.

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Current dollars move with exchange rates.

Source

World Bank

US$. 52 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Services (US$): highest in South Africa, lowest in Comoros

Services, value added (US$), US$. Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: services (US$)iWhy it mattersThe size of the services economy in money terms.

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$0$20bn$40bn$60bn$80bnSouth Africa$269.4bnAngola$57.2bnDRC$43.7bnTanzania$25.9bnZimbabwe$24.7bnZambia$16.5bnBotswana$12.9bnMauritius$10.3bnMadagascar$9.6bnMozambique$9.4bnNamibia$8.3bnMalawi$7.3bnEswatini$2.7bnSeychelles$1.6bnLesotho$1.4bnComoros$885.9mAxis cut: longest bar not to scalemedian $10.0bn
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How spread out SADC is
Median $10.0bnLog scaleLowest: Comoros $885.9mHighest: South Africa $269.4bn

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Services, value added (US$) 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$50.0bn$100.0bn$150.0bn$200.0bn$250.0bn$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Services (US$)DRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueZambiaZimbabweNamibia
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1South Africa$269.4bn2025up 23% since 2020A
2Angola$57.2bn2025up 115% since 2020A
3DRC$43.7bn2025up 93% since 2020A
4Tanzania$25.9bn2025up 15% since 2020A
5Zimbabwe$24.7bn2025up 121% since 2020A
6Zambia$16.5bn2025up 69% since 2020A
7Botswana$12.9bn2025up 31% since 2020A
8Mauritius$10.3bn2025up 30% since 2020A
9Madagascar$9.6bn2025up 46% since 2020A
10Mozambique$9.4bn2025up 63% since 2020A
11Namibia$8.3bn2025up 33% since 2020A
12Malawi$7.3bn2025up 23% since 2020A
13Eswatini$2.7bn2025up 24% since 2020A
14Seychelles$1.6bn2025up 69% since 2020A
15Lesotho$1.4bn2025up 34% since 2020A
16Comoros$885.9m2025up 39% since 2020A