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

Palau
2,270 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
65.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Palau rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2,205 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 34.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 429.9 BoP, current US$ per person 56.54 BoP, current US$ per person 373.37 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2010s 1,325 BoP, current US$ per person 68.11 BoP, current US$ per person 1,257 BoP, current US$ per person Palau
2020s 1,234 BoP, current US$ per person 63.85 BoP, current US$ per person 1,171 BoP, current US$ per person Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Palau, at 2,270 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2,205 BoP, current US$ per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Palau ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.