Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Congo
Congo: Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) was 0.2% in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Migrant remittance inflows in Congo, 1978–2007
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.2% for migrant remittance inflows in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Congo peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Congo ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3% | — |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -98.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -81.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +46007.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -49.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +398.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +809.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +46007.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2003 | +809.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1999 | +398.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 40 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 41 Zambia 0.2% compare
- 42 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.2% compare
- 45 Namibia 0.1% compare
- 46 Gabon 0.1% compare
More trade data for Congo
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 65.24 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 79.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 61.99 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.25 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.23 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.77 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 40.49 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 34.11 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Congo?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Congo was 0.2% in 2007, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Congo rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Congo ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). 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,