Official current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Official current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 200,000 BoP, current US$ in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.29 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 113.58 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,349.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 9,137.5%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 90.3%).
Official current transfers, payments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 2 | Botswana | 379.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 116.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 100.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 93.13 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 148.5% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 75.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 61.49 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 181.9% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 59.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 54.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 510.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 48.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 560.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 43.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 12 | Libya | 30.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 20.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 19.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 15 | Eswatini | 15.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 14.63 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Rwanda | 10.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 316.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 10.23 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Sudan | 5.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 5.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 21 | Djibouti | 5.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 368.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 4.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 9,137.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 3.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 686.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 1.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritius | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Gambia | 1.23 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 899,778 BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 749,915 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Guinea | 340,000 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 308,918 BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 307,960 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 34 | Tanzania | 200,000 BoP, current US$ | 2009 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 231.67 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.