Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +148.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +148.1% | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Tajikistan 0.1709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Haiti 0.1695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Jamaica 0.1525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Kosovo 0.1287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Yemen 0.1204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.