Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Eritrea

Remittances received in Eritrea in 2000 — 3,284,751 US$. Ranked 141 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 22.5%.

2000 3.28M US$ −9.61% vs 1999
World rank 141of 151
Period maximum 3.63M US$1999
Period minimum 2.68M US$1998

Trend over time

1998–2000 · US$

Remittances received — Eritrea, 1998–20002.5M2.75M3M3.25M3.5M3.75M1998199920001998: 2,682,190 US$1999: 3,634,005 US$2000: 3,284,751 US$
Change over the period: +602,561 (+22.47%) Average annual rate: 10.66 %

Comparison, 2000

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 3.28M US$
World 122B US$
Eastern Africa computed 1.09B US$
Low-income countries computed 3.24B US$
Remittances received — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2000 3.28M −349,255 −9.61%
1999 3.63M +951,816 +35.49%
1998 2.68M

About the indicator

Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.

Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.

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