Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

Ireland
498.48 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.39 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 498.48 current US$ per person against 3.39 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 495.09 current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 146.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 33.84 current US$ per person 5.22 current US$ per person 28.62 current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 45.44 current US$ per person 3.78 current US$ per person 41.66 current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 322.04 current US$ per person 4.19 current US$ per person 317.85 current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 364.4 current US$ per person 8.24 current US$ per person 356.16 current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 463.2 current US$ per person 8.03 current US$ per person 455.17 current US$ per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 498.48 current US$ per person against 3.39 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
495.09 current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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