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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 81.4%, ahead of Djibouti and Seychelles.
Value added by services as a share of GDP. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2015–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
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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 | South Sudan | 56.6% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 13 | Lesotho | 55.6% | |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.5% | |
| 15 | Kenya | 55.1% | |
| 16 | Namibia | 55% | |
| 17 | Republic of the Congo | 54.3% | |
| 18 | Gambia | 53.1% | |
| 19 | Eswatini | 52.4% | |
| 20 | Rwanda | 52.3% | |
| 21 | Morocco | 52.3% | |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.2% | |
| 23 | Cameroon | 50.4% | |
| 24 | Benin | 50.1% | |
| 25 | Madagascar | 48.8% | |
| 26 | Comoros | 48.8% | |
| 27 | Malawi | 48.7% | |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 48.2% | |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48% | |
| 30 | Egypt | 47.3% | |
| 31 | Angola | 46.8% | |
| 32 | Senegal | 46.3% | |
| 33 | Algeria | 45.7% | |
| 34 | Ghana | 42.9% | |
| 35 | Mauritania | 42.4% | |
| 36 | Gabon | 42.3% | |
| 37 | Uganda | 42.1% | |
| 38 | Burundi | 42.1% | |
| 39 | Mozambique | 42% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 41.6% | |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 41.5% | |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 41.4% | |
| 43 | Liberia | 40% | |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.1% | |
| 45 | Sudan | 37% | |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 36.6% | |
| 47 | Mali | 36.6% | |
| 48 | Guinea | 35.7% | |
| 49 | Chad | 33.9% | |
| 50 | Niger | 31.1% | |
| 51 | Tanzania | 28.8% | |
| 52 | Libya | 26.9% |
Cabo Verde
Botswana
Mauritius
South Africa
Tunisia
Togo
Nigeria
Zambia
South Sudan
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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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Services (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=services_value_added_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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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 81.4% (2025), followed by Djibouti and Seychelles.
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 26.9% (2025).
How many African countries report Services (% of GDP) data?
52 of 54 African countries have a Services (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2015–2025). Every value links to its 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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