Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate was -56.35 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at -56.35 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 658.4% on the previous year and down 398.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 57.81 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -56.35 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1973 | 51.63 % change on previous year | -3501.8% |
| 1974 | 54.08 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 57.81 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 6.27 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1977 | 35.45 % change on previous year | +465.8% |
| 1978 | 29.87 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 34.77 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 28.85 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1981 | -13.08 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1982 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1984 | -12.6 % change on previous year | -555.2% |
| 1985 | -8.1 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1986 | 16.57 % change on previous year | -304.6% |
| 1987 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1988 | -0.4279 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1989 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +1290.5% |
| 1990 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -299.9% |
| 1991 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -211.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8527 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1993 | -9.01 % change on previous year | -1157.2% |
| 1994 | -14.76 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 1995 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 1996 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -200.6% |
| 1997 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -243.7% |
| 1998 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1999 | 14.06 % change on previous year | +326.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0846 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2001 | -7.99 % change on previous year | +9336.6% |
| 2002 | 8 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2003 | 14.91 % change on previous year | +86.3% |
| 2004 | 8.07 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2005 | 11 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 17.55 % change on previous year | +209.1% |
| 2008 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 6.52 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 10.76 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 2011 | 17.77 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 2012 | 28.39 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 2013 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2014 | 7.96 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 18.91 % change on previous year | +137.4% |
| 2016 | -15.93 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 2017 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2018 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 2019 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -208.5% |
| 2020 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2021 | 0.34 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2022 | 22.97 % change on previous year | +6655.9% |
| 2023 | 4 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2024 | -7.43 % change on previous year | -285.8% |
| 2025 | -56.35 % change on previous year | +658.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -9336.6% | -0.0846 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +6655.9% | 0.34 % change on previous year | 22.97 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +3501.8% | -1.52 % change on previous year | 51.63 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1290.5% | -0.4279 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1157.2% | 0.8527 % change on previous year | -9.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.04 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 57.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2762 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year | 28.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2002 % change on previous year | -14.76 % change on previous year | 14.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.42 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year | 17.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 % change on previous year | -15.93 % change on previous year | 28.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.64 % change on previous year | -56.35 % change on previous year | 22.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Montenegro 23.04 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Nigeria 22.6 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Guatemala 21.01 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 20.53 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Palau 19.14 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Myanmar 18.36 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Kuwait 18.15 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -56.35 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.81 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.35 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 398.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.