Figure A1
The horizontal axis is labeled “Year” and lists individual years from 1990 through 2023. The vertical axis is labeled “Personal remittances, received (Percent of G D P)” and ranges from 0 to 3.5 in increments of 0.5 0.5 percent. Two sets of vertical bars are plotted for every year, and a trend line appears across the bars. The legend labels the bars as “Sub-Saharan Africa” and “World”. The legend also includes a third label, “Linear (Sub-Saharan Africa)”, referring to the dotted trend line. For every year from 1990 to 2023, there are two bars. The bars labeled “Sub-Saharan Africa” are taller than the bars labeled “World” in all years shown. The “Sub-Saharan Africa” bars begin below 1 percent of G D P in the early 1990s and increase over time, reaching above 2 percent in later years and close to 3 percent by 2023. The “World” bars remain lower and relatively stable across all years, staying below 1 percent of G D P from 1990 through 2023. A straight trend line labeled “Linear (Sub-Saharan Africa)” slopes upward from bottom left to top right. It starts at (1990, 0.5) and ends at (2023, 2.5). Note: All numerical values are approximated.Trends of remittances in sub-Saharan Africa (1009–2023). Trends of remittances as a percentage of gross domestic product in SSA and the World. Source(s): Authors’ own work