Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Malaysia
20.75 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
34.73 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 34.73 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 13.98 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Malaysia ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 757.51 million BoP, current US$ 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ 3.68 billion BoP, current US$ 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 6.23 billion BoP, current US$ 8.06 billion BoP, current US$ 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 14.13 billion BoP, current US$ 19.84 billion BoP, current US$ 5.71 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 19.55 billion BoP, current US$ 32.29 billion BoP, current US$ 12.75 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 34.73 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.75 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.98 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,387 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) with 56 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.