Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Grenada 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Cyprus 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Samoa 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Andorra 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.