Egypt vs Morocco: Migrant remittance inflows
Egypt
6.2%
in 2011
Morocco
7.2%
in 2011
Egypt rank
9th
Morocco rank
8th
Migrant remittance inflows over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 7.2% against 6.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 5.7% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 3.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.6% | 3.3% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.2% | 1.2% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Egypt or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 7.2% against 6.2% in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Egypt and Morocco?
- 1.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 8th 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,