Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate

Nigeria
22.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-56.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600197119982025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 22.6 % change on previous year against -56.35 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 78.95 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 34.05 % change on previous year 32.32 % change on previous year 1.73 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s -9.23 % change on previous year 0.2762 % change on previous year 9.5 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 97.22 % change on previous year 0.2002 % change on previous year 97.02 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 24.17 % change on previous year 6.59 % change on previous year 17.58 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s -9.2 % change on previous year 5.21 % change on previous year 14.41 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 4.25 % change on previous year -5.64 % change on previous year 9.89 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Nigeria, at 22.6 % change on previous year against -56.35 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
78.95 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,317 data points, 1967–2025
Last refreshed

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.