How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.

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.

Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Migrant remittance inflows

Lesotho

26.8%

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

2.5%

in 2011

Lesotho rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

4th

Migrant remittance inflows over time

Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26.8% against 2.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 24.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 10.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 50 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	83.6%	0.6%	83.1%	Lesotho
1990s	41.9%	1.1%	40.8%	Lesotho
2000s	48.0%	2.2%	45.8%	Lesotho
2010s	27.4%	2.5%	24.8%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Lesotho, at 26.8% against 2.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 24.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?: Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,