Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1984 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +322.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Africa Western and Central changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +322.8% | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 19 Tonga 0.0581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 East Timor 0.0574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Bahrain 0.0563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Bermuda 0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Grenada 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Aruba 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Micronesia (country) 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,515 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Africa Western and Central?
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Africa Western and Central was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.