Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Secondary income, other sectors, payments

Sub-Saharan Africa
12.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sweden
9.97 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th
Sweden rank
25th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.97 billion BoP, current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 2.74 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ 243.25 million BoP, current US$ 985.80 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 385.36 million BoP, current US$ 941.17 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ 440.69 million BoP, current US$ Sweden
2000s 4.36 billion BoP, current US$ 4.24 billion BoP, current US$ 123.31 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 9.94 billion BoP, current US$ 6.66 billion BoP, current US$ 3.28 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 12.57 billion BoP, current US$ 8.23 billion BoP, current US$ 4.34 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.97 billion BoP, current US$ in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
2.74 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,676 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.