Africa vs Libya: Migrant remittance outflows

Africa
5.71 billion current US$
in 2011
Libya
650.00 million current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Libya rank
3rd

Migrant remittance outflows over time

  • Africa
  • Libya
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 5.71 billion current US$ against 650.00 million current US$ in Libya, a difference of 5.06 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 8.8 times Libya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Libya ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 3.08 billion current US$ 867.76 million current US$ 2.21 billion current US$ Africa
1980s 3.82 billion current US$ 1.02 billion current US$ 2.80 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 2.77 billion current US$ 296.19 million current US$ 2.47 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 4.31 billion current US$ 852.94 million current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 6.17 billion current US$ 1.13 billion current US$ 5.04 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance outflows, Africa or Libya?
Africa, at 5.71 billion current US$ against 650.00 million current US$ in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance outflows between Africa and Libya?
5.06 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Libya?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Africa and Libya rank globally for migrant remittance outflows?
Africa ranks 1st and Libya ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance outflows (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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,