Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Bahamas
2,295 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 2,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2,229 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 35.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 633.13 BoP, current US$ per person 14.41 BoP, current US$ per person 618.72 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
1980s 775.28 BoP, current US$ per person 20.67 BoP, current US$ per person 754.6 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
1990s 996.94 BoP, current US$ per person 20.53 BoP, current US$ per person 976.42 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2000s 871.41 BoP, current US$ per person 40.47 BoP, current US$ per person 830.93 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2010s 1,157 BoP, current US$ per person 68.19 BoP, current US$ per person 1,089 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 2,028 BoP, current US$ per person 64.24 BoP, current US$ per person 1,964 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahamas, at 2,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2,229 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Bahamas ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.