Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 42.02 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2004.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 23.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +187.5% |
| 2006 | 26.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 28.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 30.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 29.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 32.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 37.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 36.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 38.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 36.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 40.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 39.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 34.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 38.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 38.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +187.5% | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.32 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 29 Latvia 455.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Moldova 446.54 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.