Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia
Namibia: Migrant remittance inflows was 16.05 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, migrant remittance inflows in Namibia stood at 16.05 million current US$.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Namibia peaked at 18.06 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.96 million current US$, in 2002.
That places Namibia 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.63 million current US$ | 10.23 million current US$ | 15.71 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.24 million current US$ | 7.96 million current US$ | 18.06 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.95 million current US$ | 15.86 million current US$ | 16.05 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More trade data for Namibia
- Net long-term borrowing -6.97 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 5.00 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Lead time to export, median case 3 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 180.65 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 320.48 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 23.32 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 160,597 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 226.64 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 50,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 174 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Namibia?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Namibia was 16.05 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.06 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,