Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
24th
Yemen rank
23rd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Yemen
00.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 8.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1037 current US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.