Remittances received in South Africa in 2025 — 1,004,741,847 US$. Ranked 62 in the world out of 94. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,424.3%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1B | +149M | +17.46% |
| 2024 | 855M | +51.99M | +6.47% |
| 2023 | 803M | −69.47M | −7.96% |
| 2022 | 873M | −53.8M | −5.81% |
| 2021 | 927M | +116M | +14.28% |
| 2020 | 811M | −79.18M | −8.9% |
| 2019 | 890M | −38.98M | −4.2% |
| 2018 | 929M | +55.18M | +6.31% |
| 2017 | 874M | +118M | +15.68% |
| 2016 | 755M | −69.82M | −8.46% |
| 2015 | 825M | −88.15M | −9.65% |
| 2014 | 913M | −57.25M | −5.9% |
| 2013 | 971M | −114M | −10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08B | −73.89M | −6.38% |
| 2011 | 1.16B | +88.85M | +8.31% |
| 2010 | 1.07B | +208M | +24.07% |
| 2009 | 862M | +78.36M | +10% |
| 2008 | 784M | −8.66M | −1.09% |
| 2007 | 792M | +100M | +14.51% |
| 2006 | 692M | +78.35M | +12.77% |
| 2005 | 614M | +145M | +31.07% |
| 2004 | 468M | +77.32M | +19.78% |
| 2003 | 391M | +123M | +45.73% |
| 2002 | 268M | −13.45M | −4.78% |
| 2001 | 282M | −43.05M | −13.26% |
| 2000 | 325M | +17.8M | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 307M | +48.26M | +18.66% |
| 1998 | 259M | +82.61M | +46.94% |
| 1997 | 176M | +101M | +135.02% |
| 1996 | 74.89M | −7.8M | −9.43% |
| 1995 | 82.69M | −16.08M | −16.28% |
| 1994 | 98.77M | −2.93M | −2.89% |
| 1993 | 102M | −17.58M | −14.74% |
| 1992 | 119M | −9.83M | −7.62% |
| 1991 | 129M | −6.48M | −4.78% |
| 1990 | 136M | +47.05M | +53.13% |
| 1989 | 88.55M | +38.85M | +78.18% |
| 1988 | 49.7M | +4.46M | +9.86% |
| 1987 | 45.23M | +9.72M | +27.37% |
| 1986 | 35.51M | −3.19M | −8.25% |
| 1985 | 38.71M | −26.09M | −40.26% |
| 1984 | 64.8M | −8.79M | −11.94% |
| 1983 | 73.58M | −6.87M | −8.54% |
| 1982 | 80.45M | −6.41M | −7.38% |
| 1981 | 86.86M | +19.76M | +29.45% |
| 1980 | 67.1M | +15.97M | +31.25% |
| 1979 | 51.12M | +7.42M | +16.99% |
| 1978 | 43.7M | +14.95M | +52% |
| 1977 | 28.75M | +0 | +0% |
| 1976 | 28.75M | −6.87M | −19.3% |
| 1975 | 35.62M | +9.22M | +34.9% |
| 1974 | 26.41M | +10.53M | +66.32% |
| 1973 | 15.88M | −994,052 | −5.89% |
| 1972 | 16.87M | +1.49M | +9.72% |
| 1971 | 15.38M | −21,782 | −0.14% |
| 1970 | 15.4M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
1B
Lesotho
533M
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.