Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 4.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya; the lowest is 7.70 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 235.75 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 516.60 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 547.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 23,281.1%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 79.0%).
Official current transfers, receipts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 4.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 23,281.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,426.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 200.8% | rising |
| 4 | Namibia | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 5 | Botswana | 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 7 | Liberia | 959.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 796.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 678.93 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 176.9% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 646.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 617.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 609.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 465.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 409.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Eswatini | 396.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 367.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 17 | Niger | 316.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Algeria | 294.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 203.5% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 247.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 20 | Malawi | 242.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 228.65 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 212.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 23 | Kenya | 199.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 154.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 206.6% | rising |
| 25 | Tunisia | 149.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 146.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 122.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 113.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 29 | Togo | 105.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 101.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 87.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritius | 86.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 426.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 71.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 53.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 612.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 46.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 547.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Angola | 36.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Djibouti | 34.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 39 | Seychelles | 27.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 28.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 16.19 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.10 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.10 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 14.91 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 13.31 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa 6.25 billion 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.