Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps

Malaysia
10.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
12.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B197419992024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 2.50 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 62.60 million BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 66.73 million BoP, current US$ 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ 8.74 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2000s 4.22 billion BoP, current US$ 3.84 billion BoP, current US$ 379.69 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2010s 8.06 billion BoP, current US$ 9.94 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 8.44 billion BoP, current US$ 12.57 billion BoP, current US$ 4.13 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.50 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
Malaysia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 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.