Official transfers, current and capital (Credit, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars
What the numbers show
Official transfers, current and capital (Credit, current US$) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.57 billion Credit, current US$ in Namibia; the lowest is 41.53 million Credit, current US$ in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 429.27 million Credit, current US$, and the mean is 567.83 million Credit, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 1,890.5%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 90.1%).
Official transfers, current and capital: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.57 billion Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 2 | Togo | 1.49 billion Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,890.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 1.35 billion Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania | 1.25 billion Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1.18 billion Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 1.11 billion Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.01 billion Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,154.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 869.17 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 847.25 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 104.0% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 699.70 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 674.04 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 673.75 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 649.96 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 566.93 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 512.57 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 464.56 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 434.43 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 424.10 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Eswatini | 410.93 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 20 | Morocco | 409.01 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | 333.22 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 301.05 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 293.07 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 211.8% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 280.96 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 271.08 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 265.24 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | 240.13 million Credit, current US$ | 2010 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 197.53 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 193.46 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 587.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritius | 84.52 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 476.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Cape Verde | 83.85 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 33 | Seychelles | 75.14 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.18 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 41.53 million Credit, current US$ | 2011 | down 77.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 22.69 billion Credit, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 21.50 billion Credit, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 21.50 billion Credit, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 21.29 billion Credit, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 21.29 billion Credit, current US$
- North Africa 2.24 billion Credit, 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