Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.