Trade balance of services in Africa from 2005 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

October 2020

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2005 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Figures were rounded. The source does not specify the publication date. The release date is the date of access.

According to the source, services are understood as the result of a production activity that changes the conditions of the consuming units, or facilitates the exchange of products or financial assets.

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Trade balance of services in Africa 2005-2019

Published by
Bruna Rocco,
Nov 26, 2025
As of 2019, Africa registered a trade deficit of nearly **** billion U.S. dollars in the services account. In other words, the continent imported more services than exported. In the mentioned year, the deficieny in the trade balance was largest than in the year before. In 2018, the deficit was measured in roughly ** billion U.S. dollars.
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