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

Portugal
2,345 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,345 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2,279 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 35.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Portugal ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 57.25 BoP, current US$ per person 14.41 BoP, current US$ per person 42.84 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 123.88 BoP, current US$ per person 20.67 BoP, current US$ per person 103.21 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 364.63 BoP, current US$ per person 20.53 BoP, current US$ per person 344.1 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 1,552 BoP, current US$ per person 40.47 BoP, current US$ per person 1,512 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 1,706 BoP, current US$ per person 68.19 BoP, current US$ per person 1,638 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 1,777 BoP, current US$ per person 64.24 BoP, current US$ per person 1,713 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 2,345 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2,279 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.