Official current transfers, net (BoP, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Official current transfers, net (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 4.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya; the lowest is -2.42 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 235.22 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 444.72 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 3,830.2%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 144.6%).
Official current transfers, net: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 4.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 3,830.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,789.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 202.1% | rising |
| 4 | Namibia | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 955.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 791.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 673.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 658.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | — | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 635.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lesotho | 446.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 12 | Eswatini | 380.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 362.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 316.44 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Morocco | 316.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 242.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 235.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 719.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 198.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 179.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 112.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 105.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 145.6% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 100.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 389.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritius | 84.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 705.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 83.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 69.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 67.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 53.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 610.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 44.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 650.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Djibouti | 28.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Burundi | 21.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | -64.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 144.6% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | -2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 13.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 4.88 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 4.36 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 4.16 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa 929.33 million BoP, current US$
About this data
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.