Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1982.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 99.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 105.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 105.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 118.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 145.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 136.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 146.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 149.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 173.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 184.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 153.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 180.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 177.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 196.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 189.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 215.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 206.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 186.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 235.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 262.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 368.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2006 | 548.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 695.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 628.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 427.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 686.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 553.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 548.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 809.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 944.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 871.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 838.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 1,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 122.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 99.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 146.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 172.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 149.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 196.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 377.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 186.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 695.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 843.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 548.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 236,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Spain 236,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Sweden 222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Czechia 215,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Norway 189,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Portugal 189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Maldives 184,768 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) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. 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 receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.