Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Spain
1.4%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.8%
in 2024
Spain rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.8% against 1.4% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4%, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Spain ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.