Cape Verde vs Senegal: Migrant remittance inflows
Cape Verde
9.4%
in 2011
Senegal
10.3%
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
5th
Senegal rank
3rd
Migrant remittance inflows over time
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 10.3% against 9.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 2.3% | 15.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 3.0% | 15.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.4% | 4.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 10.9% | 2.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Cape Verde or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 10.3% against 9.4% in Cape Verde as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Cape Verde and Senegal?
- 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Cape Verde and Senegal rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
- Cape Verde ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 3rd 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,