Remittances received in Nigeria in 2025 — 22,789,097,830 US$. Ranked 10 in the world out of 94. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 112,916.6%.
1977–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.79B | +662M | +2.99% |
| 2024 | 22.13B | +2.58B | +13.18% |
| 2023 | 19.55B | −578M | −2.87% |
| 2022 | 20.13B | +644M | +3.31% |
| 2021 | 19.48B | +2.28B | +13.23% |
| 2020 | 17.21B | −6.6B | −27.73% |
| 2019 | 23.81B | −502M | −2.06% |
| 2018 | 24.31B | +2.27B | +10.32% |
| 2017 | 22.04B | +2.34B | +11.87% |
| 2016 | 19.7B | −928M | −4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.63B | −373M | −1.78% |
| 2014 | 21B | +202M | +0.97% |
| 2013 | 20.8B | +254M | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 20.54B | −73.89M | −0.36% |
| 2011 | 20.62B | +872M | +4.42% |
| 2010 | 19.74B | +1.37B | +7.48% |
| 2009 | 18.37B | −829M | −4.32% |
| 2008 | 19.2B | +1.19B | +6.58% |
| 2007 | 18.01B | +1.08B | +6.39% |
| 2006 | 16.93B | +2.29B | +15.66% |
| 2005 | 14.64B | +12.37B | +544.16% |
| 2004 | 2.27B | +1.21B | +113.84% |
| 2003 | 1.06B | −146M | −12.09% |
| 2002 | 1.21B | +42.34M | +3.63% |
| 2001 | 1.17B | −225M | −16.18% |
| 2000 | 1.39B | +90.77M | +6.98% |
| 1999 | 1.3B | +853M | +190.06% |
| 1998 | 449M | −137M | −23.42% |
| 1997 | 586M | +289M | +97.49% |
| 1996 | 297M | +46.54M | +18.61% |
| 1995 | 250M | −300M | −54.53% |
| 1994 | 550M | −243M | −30.67% |
| 1993 | 793M | +737M | +1,305.1% |
| 1992 | 56.45M | −9.1M | −13.88% |
| 1991 | 65.54M | +55.54M | +554.89% |
| 1990 | 10.01M | −175,126 | −1.72% |
| 1989 | 10.18M | +7.76M | +320.03% |
| 1988 | 2.42M | −314,491 | −11.48% |
| 1987 | 2.74M | −1.25M | −31.35% |
| 1986 | 3.99M | −6.08M | −60.38% |
| 1985 | 10.07M | −1.67M | −14.24% |
| 1984 | 11.74M | −2.06M | −14.95% |
| 1983 | 13.8M | −4.01M | −22.53% |
| 1982 | 17.82M | +1.63M | +10.07% |
| 1981 | 16.19M | −5.76M | −26.24% |
| 1980 | 21.95M | +13.67M | +165.12% |
| 1979 | 8.28M | +5.13M | +162.94% |
| 1978 | 3.15M | −17.02M | −84.39% |
| 1977 | 20.16M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How much money leaves a country in remittances — mostly the earnings of incomers.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Economy Gross national incomeThe income received by the residents of a country — including what is earned abroad, but without what foreigners earn inside it.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
