Economy · Africa ranking
Services (% of GDP) by African country
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest reported services' share of GDP among the 51 countries shown, at 81.4% (2025).
Value added by services as a share of GDP. 51 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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| # | Country | Services (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.4% | |
| 2 | Djibouti | 75.7% | |
| 3 | Seychelles | 67.9% | |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 67.9% | |
| 5 | Botswana | 64.6% | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 63.9% | |
| 7 | South Africa | 63.1% | |
| 8 | Tunisia | 62.7% | |
| 9 | Togo | 61.7% | |
| 10 | Nigeria | 58.2% | |
| 11 | Zambia | 57% | |
| 12 | Lesotho | 55.6% | |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.5% | |
| 14 | Kenya | 55.1% | |
| 15 | Namibia | 55% | |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 54.3% | |
| 17 | Gambia | 53.1% | |
| 18 | Eswatini | 52.4% | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 52.3% | |
| 20 | Morocco | 52.3% | |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.2% | |
| 22 | Cameroon | 50.4% | |
| 23 | Benin | 50.1% | |
| 24 | Madagascar | 48.8% | |
| 25 | Comoros | 48.8% | |
| 26 | Malawi | 48.7% | |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 48.2% | |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48% | |
| 29 | Egypt | 47.3% | |
| 30 | Angola | 46.8% | |
| 31 | Senegal | 46.3% | |
| 32 | Algeria | 45.7% | |
| 33 | Ghana | 42.9% | |
| 34 | Mauritania | 42.4% | |
| 35 | Gabon | 42.3% | |
| 36 | Uganda | 42.1% | |
| 37 | Burundi | 42.1% | |
| 38 | Mozambique | 42% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 41.6% | |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 41.5% | |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 41.4% | |
| 42 | Liberia | 40% | |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.1% | |
| 44 | Sudan | 37% | |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 36.6% | |
| 46 | Mali | 36.6% | |
| 47 | Guinea | 35.7% | |
| 48 | Chad | 33.9% | |
| 49 | Niger | 31.1% | |
| 50 | Tanzania | 28.8% | |
| 51 | Libya | 26.9% |
Cabo Verde
Botswana
Mauritius
South Africa
Tunisia
Togo
Nigeria
Zambia
Lesotho
Equatorial Guinea
Kenya
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Gambia
Eswatini
Rwanda
Morocco
Cote d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Benin
Madagascar
Comoros
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Angola
Senegal
Algeria
Ghana
Mauritania
Gabon
Uganda
Burundi
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Liberia
Guinea-Bissau
Sudan
Ethiopia
Mali
Guinea
Chad
Niger
Tanzania
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The table includes 51 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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