Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 17 Eswatini 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Belgium 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Palau 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Hungary 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Mongolia 0.1357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.