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Services (% of GDP) by African country
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest services' share of GDP of any African country, at 80.3%, ahead of Djibouti and Cabo Verde.
Value added by services as a share of GDP. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe
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| # | Country | Services (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80.3% | |
| 2 | Djibouti | 76.1% | |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 68.7% | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 65.8% | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 64.4% | |
| 6 | Botswana | 63.5% | |
| 7 | South Africa | 63% | |
| 8 | Tunisia | 62.6% | |
| 9 | Zambia | 57.2% | |
| 10 | Gambia | 56.8% | |
| 11 | South Sudan | 56.6% | |
| 12 | Kenya | 55.3% | |
| 13 | Sudan | 54.7% | |
| 14 | Namibia | 54.5% | |
| 15 | Nigeria | 53.7% | |
| 16 | Morocco | 52.7% | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.9% | |
| 18 | Eswatini | 51.4% | |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 51.1% | |
| 20 | Cameroon | 50.7% | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 50.6% | |
| 22 | Comoros | 50.1% | |
| 23 | Togo | 49.2% | |
| 24 | Egypt | 48.9% | |
| 25 | Benin | 48.9% | |
| 26 | Senegal | 48.4% | |
| 27 | Lesotho | 48% | |
| 28 | Madagascar | 47.7% | |
| 29 | Rwanda | 47.6% | |
| 30 | Algeria | 46.8% | |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.6% | |
| 32 | Niger | 45% | |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 45% | |
| 34 | Malawi | 44.2% | |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 43.9% | |
| 36 | Burundi | 43.2% | |
| 37 | Uganda | 43.1% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 42.6% | |
| 39 | Mauritania | 42.4% | |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 42.1% | |
| 41 | Liberia | 41.9% | |
| 42 | Mozambique | 41.1% | |
| 43 | Angola | 41.1% | |
| 44 | Ghana | 40.9% | |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.9% | |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 37.5% | |
| 47 | Gabon | 36.8% | |
| 48 | Guinea | 36.3% | |
| 49 | Mali | 36.3% | |
| 50 | Chad | 29.8% | |
| 51 | Tanzania | 29.6% | |
| 52 | Libya | 28.3% |
Seychelles
Mauritius
Botswana
South Africa
Tunisia
Zambia
Gambia
South Sudan
Kenya
Sudan
Namibia
Nigeria
Morocco
Cote d'Ivoire
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Comoros
Togo
Egypt
Benin
Senegal
Lesotho
Madagascar
Rwanda
Algeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niger
Republic of the Congo
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Mauritania
Central African Republic
Liberia
Mozambique
Angola
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Mali
Chad
Tanzania
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Services (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest services' share of GDP?
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest services' share of GDP in Africa at 80.3% (2024), followed by Djibouti and Cabo Verde.
Which African country has the lowest services' share of GDP?
Libya has the lowest services' share of GDP of the 52 African countries with data, at 28.3% (2024).
How many African countries report Services (% of GDP) data?
52 of 54 African countries have a recent Services (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=services_value_added_pct_gdp&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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