Current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Current transfers, payments was 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005. ▲ Rising

Latest (2005)
3.20 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
3.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2005
All-time low
1.41 billion BoP, current US$
in 1978
Years of data
28
1978–2005

Current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1978–2005

01.0B2.0B3.0B1978199120051978: 1.4B BoP, current US$1979: 1.9B BoP, current US$1980: 2.4B BoP, current US$1981: 2.0B BoP, current US$1982: 1.8B BoP, current US$1983: 1.7B BoP, current US$1984: 1.6B BoP, current US$1985: 1.6B BoP, current US$1986: 2.0B BoP, current US$1987: 2.2B BoP, current US$1988: 2.2B BoP, current US$1989: 2.0B BoP, current US$1990: 2.4B BoP, current US$1991: 2.3B BoP, current US$1992: 2.5B BoP, current US$1993: 2.1B BoP, current US$1994: 1.8B BoP, current US$1995: 2.1B BoP, current US$1996: 1.8B BoP, current US$1997: 2.0B BoP, current US$1998: 2.1B BoP, current US$1999: 2.4B BoP, current US$2000: 2.5B BoP, current US$2001: 2.4B BoP, current US$2002: 2.8B BoP, current US$2003: 3.2B BoP, current US$2004: 3.0B BoP, current US$2005: 3.2B BoP, current US$

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 3.20 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.41 billion BoP, current US$, in 1978.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1978 to 2005.
Year BoP, current US$ Change
1978 1.41 billion BoP, current US$
1979 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ +33.5%
1980 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ +29.3%
1981 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ -16.4%
1982 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ -12.9%
1983 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ -1.8%
1984 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ -11.0%
1985 1.61 billion BoP, current US$ +3.8%
1986 1.96 billion BoP, current US$ +21.6%
1987 2.17 billion BoP, current US$ +10.6%
1988 2.23 billion BoP, current US$ +2.7%
1989 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ -9.2%
1990 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ +20.4%
1991 2.30 billion BoP, current US$ -5.5%
1992 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ +9.2%
1993 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ -16.0%
1994 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ -15.8%
1995 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ +17.5%
1996 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ -13.6%
1997 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ +11.1%
1998 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ +4.0%
1999 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ +14.3%
2000 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ +2.8%
2001 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ -0.3%
2002 2.77 billion BoP, current US$ +13.1%
2003 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ +14.0%
2004 3.04 billion BoP, current US$ -3.6%
2005 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2
1980s 1.95 billion BoP, current US$ 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ 10
1990s 2.15 billion BoP, current US$ 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 2.84 billion BoP, current US$ 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

  1. 2 Angola 1.48 billion BoP, current US$
  2. 3 Sudan 946.62 million BoP, current US$
  3. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 872.08 million BoP, current US$
  4. 5 Libya 680.80 million BoP, current US$
  5. 6 Algeria 664.93 million BoP, current US$
  6. 7 Nigeria 471.93 million BoP, current US$
  7. 8 Botswana 417.17 million BoP, current US$

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Current transfers, payments in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest current transfers, payments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005.
What is the lowest current transfers, payments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ in 1978.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for current transfers, payments?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2005.
Is current transfers, payments rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 387 data points, 1977–2011
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Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Data are in current U.S. dollars.