Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Migrant remittance inflows
Seychelles
2.4%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
2.6%
in 2011
Seychelles rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
19th
Migrant remittance inflows over time
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance inflows, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Seychelles as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance inflows between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2011.
- How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for migrant remittance inflows?
- Seychelles ranks 21st 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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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,