Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 287.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 287.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 849.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +195.5% |
| 2006 | 990.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 1,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 1,224 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 1,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 1,443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +195.5% | 287.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 849.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 943.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 287.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,224 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,839 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 34 Cyprus 58,645 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Albania 51,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Croatia 50,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Belgium 50,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Gambia 49,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Georgia 45,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Jordan 45,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 287.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.