Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -4.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at -4.38 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 54.2% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 53.44 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -24.61 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | -6.44 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1982 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1983 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -204.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5715 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1985 | 12.45 % change on previous year | -2279.1% |
| 1986 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1987 | 36.64 % change on previous year | -1657.9% |
| 1988 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1989 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 12.4 % change on previous year | +273.9% |
| 1991 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 1992 | -5.54 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1993 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1994 | -5.94 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1995 | -7.33 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 15.91 % change on previous year | -316.9% |
| 1997 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1998 | -9.27 % change on previous year | +220.8% |
| 1999 | 33.89 % change on previous year | -465.4% |
| 2000 | 17.85 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2001 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 2002 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +231.4% |
| 2003 | 21.8 % change on previous year | -508.2% |
| 2004 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2005 | 33.19 % change on previous year | +155.9% |
| 2006 | 34.78 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 46.56 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 16.98 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2009 | -24.61 % change on previous year | -244.9% |
| 2010 | 35.22 % change on previous year | -243.1% |
| 2011 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2012 | -0.7921 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2013 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -1874.7% |
| 2014 | -11.6 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2015 | -19.79 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2016 | -9.13 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2017 | 29 % change on previous year | -417.8% |
| 2018 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0594 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2020 | -23.99 % change on previous year | -40459.8% |
| 2021 | 34.9 % change on previous year | -245.5% |
| 2022 | 19.83 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2023 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2024 | -4.38 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -40459.8% | 0.0594 % change on previous year | -23.99 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +2279.1% | -0.5715 % change on previous year | 12.45 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1874.7% | -0.7921 % change on previous year | 14.06 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1657.9% | -2.35 % change on previous year | 36.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.03 % change on previous year | -6.44 % change on previous year | 53.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -9.27 % change on previous year | 33.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.26 % change on previous year | -24.61 % change on previous year | 46.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 % change on previous year | -19.79 % change on previous year | 35.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 % change on previous year | -23.99 % change on previous year | 34.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Burundi 25.59 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Ukraine 25.23 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Myanmar 25 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Belize 24.24 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 23.56 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire 23.33 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Tanzania 22.33 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (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$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (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) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -4.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.44 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.61 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.