Workers' remittances, net (BoP, current US$) by country
Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank...
What the numbers show
Workers' remittances, net (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 20.41 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria; the lowest is -650.00 million BoP, current US$ in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.90 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 1.21 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 29,513.4%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 289.3%).
Workers' remittances, net: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 20.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 14.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 7.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 908.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 669.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 278.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 494.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 214.5% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 437.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 293.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 11 | Liberia | 257.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,039.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Togo | 247.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 169.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 151.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 110.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,218.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 65.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 65.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 59.25 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 37.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,549.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Burundi | 35.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 29,513.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 31.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Niger | 30.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania | 18.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,191.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 11.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Seychelles | 7.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 6.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 5.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Namibia | 2.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 32 | Eswatini | 764,900 BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | -3.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Djibouti | -6.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 289.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | -19.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | -25.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 139.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | -230.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 96.7% | falling |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | -514.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 39 | Libya | -650.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 23.3% | falling |
About this data
Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.