Africa vs Tunisia: Migrant remittance inflows

Africa
56.87 billion current US$
in 2011
Tunisia
2.00 billion current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Tunisia rank
4th

Migrant remittance inflows over time

  • Africa
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 56.87 billion current US$ against 2.00 billion current US$ in Tunisia, a difference of 54.86 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 28.4 times Tunisia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 7.33 billion current US$ 473.79 million current US$ 6.86 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 10.68 billion current US$ 701.38 million current US$ 9.98 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 28.22 billion current US$ 1.40 billion current US$ 26.82 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 54.59 billion current US$ 2.03 billion current US$ 52.56 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Africa or Tunisia?
Africa, at 56.87 billion current US$ against 2.00 billion current US$ in Tunisia as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Africa and Tunisia?
54.86 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Tunisia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Africa and Tunisia rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
Africa ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance inflows (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Migrant remittance inflows (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,426 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,