Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Migrant remittance outflows

Angola
564.26 million current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Angola rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Migrant remittance outflows over time

  • Angola
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.59 billion current US$ against 564.26 million current US$ in Angola, a difference of 4.02 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.1 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 84.00 million current US$ 2.48 billion current US$ 2.40 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 170.60 million current US$ 2.27 billion current US$ 2.10 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 384.74 million current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ 2.89 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 639.36 million current US$ 4.60 billion current US$ 3.96 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher migrant remittance outflows, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.59 billion current US$ against 564.26 million current US$ in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in migrant remittance outflows between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
4.02 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for migrant remittance outflows?
Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance outflows (current US$). 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,