Benin vs Sierra Leone: Migrant remittance inflows
Benin
2.5%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
2.6%
in 2011
Benin rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
19th
Migrant remittance inflows over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 0.0% | 4.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 3.5% | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
- Benin ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th 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, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,