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 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.

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: 07 August 2026

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