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

Latest (2025)
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 60.7%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012197019972025

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

Annual values for Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2025.
Year current US$ 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 26 Tajikistan 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 27 Brunei Darussalam 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 28 Grenada 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 29 Cyprus 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 30 Samoa 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 31 Andorra 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.