Senegal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Senegal
0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Senegal rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Senegal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.0250.050.0750.10.125197019972025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Senegal's figure about 7.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1980s 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
1990s 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2000s 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2010s 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2020s 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Senegal, at 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Senegal ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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