Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2004.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +187.5% | 8.11 BoP, current US$ 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
- 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
- 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.