Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Eswatini
0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eswatini rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.050.10.150.2197419992024

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
1980s 0.1031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
1990s 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
2000s 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
2010s 0.0985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini
2020s 0.1165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Eswatini, at 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Eswatini ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.