Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +76.6% | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 7 Micronesia (country) 0.3702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Honduras 0.3279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Kiribati 0.2884 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 El Salvador 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Nepal 0.2785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Nicaragua 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Samoa 0.2527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.