Private current transfers, net (BoP, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Private current transfers, net (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 20.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria; the lowest is -510.77 million BoP, current US$ in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 178.88 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 1.58 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 6,339.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 88.1%).
Private current transfers, net: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 20.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 14.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 181.9% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 7.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 307.8% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 2.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 6 | Algeria | 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 947.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 450.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 439.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 339.44 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 203.7% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 332.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 196.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 331.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,445.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 288.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 16 | Togo | 255.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 240.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Zambia | 231.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,061.8% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 178.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 20 | Burundi | 162.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 813.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 135.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Niger | 131.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 129.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 86.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 86.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 588.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Benin | 71.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritius | 46.65 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Djibouti | 45.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cameroon | 40.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.38 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 31 | Botswana | 24.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 32 | Eswatini | 19.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 16.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 34 | Seychelles | 7.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Mozambique | 3.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 6,339.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | -510.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 15.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 53.64 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.72 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.72 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 31.39 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa 25.47 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 12.04 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.