Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2004.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 23.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +187.6% |
| 2006 | 26.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 28.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 30.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 29.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 36.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 36.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 38.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 40.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 39.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 34.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 38.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 38.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +187.6% | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.31 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 442.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Lithuania 426.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Qatar 423.24 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Ecuador 422.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Fiji 421.28 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 405.28 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Grenada 391.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.01 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.