Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
18.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-56.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18.15 % change on previous year against -56.35 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 74.5 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.88 % change on previous year | 26.59 % change on previous year | 8.71 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 9.66 % change on previous year | 0.2762 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.45 % change on previous year | 0.2002 % change on previous year | 9.25 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 29.11 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | 21.69 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.65 % change on previous year | 6.58 % change on previous year | 0.934 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | -0.6844 % change on previous year | -5.64 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 18.15 % change on previous year against -56.35 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 74.5 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.