Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Migrant remittance outflows
Libya
650.00 million current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Libya rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Migrant remittance outflows over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.59 billion current US$ against 650.00 million current US$ in Libya, a difference of 3.94 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.1 times Libya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 867.76 million current US$ | 2.00 billion current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.02 billion current US$ | 2.63 billion current US$ | 1.61 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 296.19 million current US$ | 2.27 billion current US$ | 1.97 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 852.94 million current US$ | 3.27 billion current US$ | 2.42 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion current US$ | 4.60 billion current US$ | 3.47 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher migrant remittance outflows, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.59 billion current US$ against 650.00 million current US$ in Libya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in migrant remittance outflows between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.94 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for migrant remittance outflows?
- Libya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as Migrant remittance outflows (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,