Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 287.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th 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$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 287.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 849.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +195.4% |
| 2006 | 990.75 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 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 1,444 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 | 1,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1,655 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 1,866 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +195.4% | 287.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 849.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 944.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 287.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,224 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,598 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 South Korea 65,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Serbia 64,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
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$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 287.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.