Workers' remittances, receipts (% of GDP) 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, receipts (% of GDP) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 16.7% in Liberia; the lowest is 0.0% in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 3.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 606.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 26,356.6%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 89.8%).
Workers' remittances, receipts (% of GDP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 16.7% | 2011 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Senegal | 10.8% | 2010 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 3 | Togo | 9.4% | 2010 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 9.3% | 2011 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 5 | Gambia | 9.2% | 2011 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 8.4% | 2011 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 7.2% | 2011 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 6.2% | 2011 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 5.6% | 2011 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.3% | 2010 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 4.6% | 2010 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 3.6% | 2011 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.8% | 2011 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.8% | 2011 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 2.6% | 2011 | up 679.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Seychelles | 2.3% | 2011 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Benin | 1.9% | 2010 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 1.9% | 2011 | up 1,194.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.7% | 2011 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 20 | Burundi | 1.7% | 2011 | up 26,356.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 1.6% | 2010 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea | 1.2% | 2011 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 1.1% | 2010 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2010 | up 7,143.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2011 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 26 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2009 | — | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 0.4% | 2010 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 28 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2011 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2011 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 30 | Lesotho | 0.3% | 2011 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 31 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2011 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2011 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 33 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2011 | up 233.4% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2010 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 35 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2011 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 36 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2010 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2011 | down 83.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.