Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 10.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is 10.99 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 158.7% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 195.41 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -14.04 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 195.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | 16.6 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2007 | 10.56 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 11.73 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5306 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 2010 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -2146.1% |
| 2011 | 17.86 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2013 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3 % change on previous year | +461.1% |
| 2015 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2016 | -8.67 % change on previous year | -221.4% |
| 2017 | 9 % change on previous year | -203.8% |
| 2018 | 13.46 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 2019 | -0.6231 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2020 | -14.04 % change on previous year | +2152.6% |
| 2021 | 9.26 % change on previous year | -165.9% |
| 2022 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2024 | 10.99 % change on previous year | +158.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2152.6% | -0.6231 % change on previous year | -14.04 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +2146.1% | -0.5306 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.76 % change on previous year | -0.5306 % change on previous year | 195.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | -8.67 % change on previous year | 17.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 % change on previous year | -14.04 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 70.25 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Kiribati 55.23 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Tajikistan 49.53 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Egypt 40.46 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 39.02 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Benin 37.8 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Sweden 37.63 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 18.87 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 25.84 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 195.41 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.04 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.