Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Migrant remittance inflows

Morocco
7.26 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.31 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Migrant remittance inflows over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.31 billion current US$ against 7.26 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 24.05 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.3 times Morocco's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.32 billion current US$ 1.64 billion current US$ 324.14 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.00 billion current US$ 3.84 billion current US$ 1.84 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.61 billion current US$ 15.62 billion current US$ 11.01 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6.84 billion current US$ 30.31 billion current US$ 23.47 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.31 billion current US$ against 7.26 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24.05 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
Morocco ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance inflows (current US$). 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,