Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Malta
398.02 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.39 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 398.02 current US$ per person against 3.39 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 394.63 current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 117.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4 current US$ per person | 3.07 current US$ per person | 11.33 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 24.48 current US$ per person | 5.98 current US$ per person | 18.5 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 23.42 current US$ per person | 3.79 current US$ per person | 19.63 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,044 current US$ per person | 4.22 current US$ per person | 1,040 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,691 current US$ per person | 8.3 current US$ per person | 1,682 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 326.85 current US$ per person | 8.07 current US$ per person | 318.78 current US$ per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malta, at 398.02 current US$ per person against 3.39 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 394.63 current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.