Africa vs Angola: Migrant remittance outflows

Africa
5.71 billion current US$
in 2011
Angola
564.26 million current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Angola rank
4th

Migrant remittance outflows over time

  • Africa
  • Angola
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 5.71 billion current US$ against 564.26 million current US$ in Angola, a difference of 5.14 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 10.1 times Angola's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Angola ranks 4th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Angola Difference Ahead
1980s 3.16 billion current US$ 84.00 million current US$ 3.08 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 2.77 billion current US$ 170.60 million current US$ 2.60 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 4.31 billion current US$ 384.74 million current US$ 3.93 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 6.17 billion current US$ 639.36 million current US$ 5.53 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance outflows, Africa or Angola?
Africa, at 5.71 billion current US$ against 564.26 million current US$ in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance outflows between Africa and Angola?
5.14 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Africa and Angola rank globally for migrant remittance outflows?
Africa ranks 1st and Angola ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance outflows (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Migrant remittance outflows (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,636 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

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