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

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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 Sierra Leone: Migrant remittance inflows

Sao Tome and Principe

2.8%

in 2011

Sierra Leone

2.6%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe rank

18th

Sierra Leone rank

19th

Migrant remittance inflows over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	Sierra Leone
2010s	3.0%	2.4%	0.5%	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 Sierra Leone?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 19th 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,