Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Palau
1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 207 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
1990s 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9885 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1334 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2000s 0.9479 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0579 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.9724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9748 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Palau, at 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Palau ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.