Remittances paid — all countries

Remittances paid — Sao Tome and Principe

Remittances paid in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 2,620,904 US$. Ranked 160 in the world out of 162. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 47,279%.

2024 2.62M US$ −43.82% vs 2023
World rank 160of 162
Period maximum 6.45M US$2021
Period minimum 5,532 US$1978

Trend over time

1978–2024 · US$

Remittances paid — Sao Tome and Principe, 1978–202402M4M6M8M19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 5,532 US$1980: 158,176 US$1981: 156,252 US$1982: 195,129 US$1983: 226,762 US$1984: 235,514 US$1985: 425,967 US$1986: 780,015 US$1987: 365,238 US$1988: 184,149 US$1989: 89,033 US$1990: 90,000 US$1997: 930,000 US$1998: 264,120 US$1999: 688,200 US$2000: 639,087 US$2001: 654,150 US$2002: 473,603 US$2003: 553,741 US$2004: 613,568 US$2005: 476,207 US$2006: 670,648 US$2007: 692,760 US$2008: 488,079 US$2009: 546,840 US$2010: 621,861 US$2011: 600,930 US$2012: 1,313,520 US$2013: 1,073,543 US$2014: 1,441,590 US$2015: 449,656 US$2016: 575,613 US$2019: 103,605 US$2020: 2,373,287 US$2021: 6,446,504 US$2022: 4,381,547 US$2023: 4,665,484 US$2024: 2,620,904 US$
Change over the period: +2.62M (+47,279.03%) Average annual rate: 14.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 2.62M US$
World 619B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.34B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.96B US$
Remittances paid — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 2.62M −2.04M −43.82%
2023 4.67M +283,937 +6.48%
2022 4.38M −2.06M −32.03%
2021 6.45M +4.07M +171.63%
2020 2.37M +2.27M +2,190.7%
2019 103,605
2016 575,613 +125,957 +28.01%
2015 449,656 −991,934 −68.81%
2014 1.44M +368,047 +34.28%
2013 1.07M −239,977 −18.27%
2012 1.31M +712,589 +118.58%
2011 600,930 −20,931 −3.37%
2010 621,861 +75,021 +13.72%
2009 546,840 +58,761 +12.04%
2008 488,079 −204,680 −29.55%
2007 692,760 +22,111 +3.3%
2006 670,648 +194,442 +40.83%
2005 476,207 −137,361 −22.39%
2004 613,568 +59,827 +10.8%
2003 553,741 +80,138 +16.92%
2002 473,603 −180,547 −27.6%
2001 654,150 +15,063 +2.36%
2000 639,087 −49,113 −7.14%
1999 688,200 +424,080 +160.56%
1998 264,120 −665,880 −71.6%
1997 930,000
1990 90,000 +967 +1.09%
1989 89,033 −95,115 −51.65%
1988 184,149 −181,090 −49.58%
1987 365,238 −414,777 −53.18%
1986 780,015 +354,048 +83.12%
1985 425,967 +190,453 +80.87%
1984 235,514 +8,753 +3.86%
1983 226,762 +31,633 +16.21%
1982 195,129 +38,876 +24.88%
1981 156,252 −1,924 −1.22%
1980 158,176
1978 5,532

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Personal remittances sent from a country abroad. This is the mirror side of remittances received, and together the two divide the world into countries that take in labor migrants and countries that send them. The largest senders are the United States and the Gulf states, and for the latter the flow is enormous relative to the size of the economy: incomers make up the majority of those working there.

Important: Remittances sent and received should match at the world level, but they do not: some countries do not record the flow, and part of the transfers goes outside the statistics.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.