What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?

0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Migrant remittance inflows

Sao Tome and Principe

2.8%

in 2011

Seychelles

2.4%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe rank

18th

Seychelles rank

21st

Migrant remittance inflows over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Seychelles ranks 21st of 50 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	3.0%	2.1%	0.9%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Seychelles as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?: 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Seychelles ranks 21st 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,