Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 66.32 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 66.32 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 69.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1979.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 9.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 10.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 8.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 9.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 11.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 12.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 13.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 14.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 14.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 14.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 19.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 14.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 15.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 20.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 41.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.6% |
| 2006 | 48.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 54.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 62.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 57.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 62.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 65.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 64.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 69.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 66.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 58.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 61.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 64.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 67.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 61.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 64.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 67.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 66.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 66.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +104.6% | 20.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.61 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 Iceland 1,225 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Aruba 1,217 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Honduras 1,180 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,171 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 1,143 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Slovenia 1,142 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Micronesia (country) 1,079 BoP, current US$ per person 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$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 66.32 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.