Private current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) by country
Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Private current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 20.45 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria; the lowest is 6.88 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 304.48 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 1.74 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,971.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 956.5%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 36.0%).
Private current transfers, receipts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 20.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 14.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 184.6% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 8.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 303.2% | rising |
| 5 | Algeria | 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ghana | 2.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 11 | South Africa | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 488.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 424.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 396.9% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 379.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 16 | Guinea | 353.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 749.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 345.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 181.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 316.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 19 | Togo | 310.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 20 | Rwanda | 304.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 392.8% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 299.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 273.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 416.6% | rising |
| 23 | Liberia | 257.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 956.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 235.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 189.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 180.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 180.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 176.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 801.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 164.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 158.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 156.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Benin | 134.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 33 | Eswatini | 86.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Botswana | 62.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 58.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 24.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 20.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 358.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 61.71 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 37.37 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 37.37 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 36.31 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa 27.28 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 16.65 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.