Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau: Migrant remittance inflows
Egypt
6.2%
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
4.7%
in 2011
Egypt rank
9th
Guinea-Bissau rank
12th
Migrant remittance inflows over time
- Egypt
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.2% against 4.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 0.7% | 8.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 0.6% | 5.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.5% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Egypt or Guinea-Bissau?
- Egypt, at 6.2% against 4.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th 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,