Algeria vs Tunisia: Migrant remittance inflows

Algeria
1.94 billion current US$
in 2011
Tunisia
2.00 billion current US$
in 2011
Algeria rank
5th
Tunisia rank
4th

Migrant remittance inflows over time

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.00 billion current US$ against 1.94 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 62.29 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 5th and Tunisia ranks 4th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 353.50 million current US$ 203.53 million current US$ 149.97 million current US$ Algeria
1980s 396.30 million current US$ 375.22 million current US$ 21.08 million current US$ Algeria
1990s 1.05 billion current US$ 626.16 million current US$ 421.54 million current US$ Algeria
2000s 1.68 billion current US$ 1.40 billion current US$ 275.58 million current US$ Algeria
2010s 1.99 billion current US$ 2.03 billion current US$ 40.58 million current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Algeria or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2.00 billion current US$ against 1.94 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Algeria and Tunisia?
62.29 million current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
Algeria ranks 5th and Tunisia ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance inflows (current US$). 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,