Migrant remittance inflows (current US$) by country
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,
Countries reporting
50
Highest
20.62 billion current US$
Nigeria
Lowest
158,919 current US$
Central African Republic
Median
96.19 million current US$
Years covered
42
1970–2011
Data points
1,426
What the numbers show
Migrant remittance inflows (current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 20.62 billion current US$ in Nigeria; the lowest is 158,919 current US$ in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.19 million current US$, and the mean is 1.14 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 108,705.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 96.0%).
Migrant remittance inflows: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 20.62 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,667.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 14.32 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 392.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 7.26 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Tunisia | 2.00 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 189.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 1.48 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 1.21 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 307.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 948.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 172.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 934.15 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,734.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Lesotho | 649.34 million current US$ | 2011 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 513.24 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,702.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 472.74 million current US$ | 2011 | up 436.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 373.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Liberia | 359.99 million current US$ | 2011 | up 515.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 336.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 391.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 249.03 million current US$ | 2011 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 184.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 177.85 million current US$ | 2011 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 156.83 million current US$ | 2011 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 151.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 114.86 million current US$ | 2011 | up 465.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 110.59 million current US$ | 2011 | up 121.5% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 103.15 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,214.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 101.72 million current US$ | 2011 | up 362.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 90.67 million current US$ | 2011 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea | 78.31 million current US$ | 2011 | up 798.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 77.32 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,077.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania | 75.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 396.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Botswana | 62.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 54.69 million current US$ | 2011 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 46.30 million current US$ | 2011 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.89 million current US$ | 2011 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 45.46 million current US$ | 2011 | up 108,705.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 43.69 million current US$ | 1994 | up 1,047.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 32.36 million current US$ | 2011 | up 170.9% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 25.51 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,324.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Somalia | 21.70 million current US$ | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 17.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,231.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Namibia | 16.05 million current US$ | 2011 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 41 | Libya | 16.00 million current US$ | 2006 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 42 | Congo | 14.81 million current US$ | 2007 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Comoros | 12.21 million current US$ | 1995 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 11.03 million current US$ | 2005 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | 10.97 million current US$ | 2005 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.88 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,142.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 2.21 million current US$ | 1998 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Chad | 724,057 current US$ | 1994 | up 2,068.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Angola | 204,751 current US$ | 2011 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 158,919 current US$ | 1993 | up 657.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 56.87 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.31 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.31 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 30.10 billion current US$
- North Africa 25.56 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 9.48 billion current US$
About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,