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
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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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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.