Remittances received in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 30,749,661,231 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 135,600.2%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.75B | −26.48B | −46.27% |
| 2024 | 57.23B | +5.06B | +9.71% |
| 2023 | 52.16B | +1.29B | +2.54% |
| 2022 | 50.87B | +5.55B | +12.23% |
| 2021 | 45.33B | +4.06B | +9.84% |
| 2020 | 41.27B | −6.47B | −13.56% |
| 2019 | 47.74B | −280M | −0.58% |
| 2018 | 48.02B | +5.76B | +13.64% |
| 2017 | 42.26B | +3.66B | +9.49% |
| 2016 | 38.59B | −3.59B | −8.51% |
| 2015 | 42.19B | +2.49B | +6.28% |
| 2014 | 39.69B | +2.14B | +5.71% |
| 2013 | 37.55B | +319M | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 37.23B | +171M | +0.46% |
| 2011 | 37.06B | +5.4B | +17.07% |
| 2010 | 31.66B | +3.24B | +11.42% |
| 2009 | 28.41B | −21.82M | −0.08% |
| 2008 | 28.44B | +2.7B | +10.48% |
| 2007 | 25.74B | +2.44B | +10.48% |
| 2006 | 23.3B | +3.17B | +15.77% |
| 2005 | 20.12B | +12.31B | +157.55% |
| 2004 | 7.81B | +2.3B | +41.66% |
| 2003 | 5.52B | +886M | +19.15% |
| 2002 | 4.63B | +545M | +13.34% |
| 2001 | 4.08B | −717M | −14.94% |
| 2000 | 4.8B | +22.54M | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 4.78B | +1.07B | +28.98% |
| 1998 | 3.71B | +50.79M | +1.39% |
| 1997 | 3.65B | +838M | +29.75% |
| 1996 | 2.82B | −236M | −7.73% |
| 1995 | 3.05B | −66.48M | −2.13% |
| 1994 | 3.12B | −22.19M | −0.71% |
| 1993 | 3.14B | +449M | +16.67% |
| 1992 | 2.69B | +321M | +13.56% |
| 1991 | 2.37B | +7.72M | +0.33% |
| 1990 | 2.36B | −11.87M | −0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.37B | +278M | +13.27% |
| 1988 | 2.1B | +101M | +5.04% |
| 1987 | 2B | +455M | +29.49% |
| 1986 | 1.54B | +38.53M | +2.56% |
| 1985 | 1.5B | −171M | −10.19% |
| 1984 | 1.67B | −218M | −11.53% |
| 1983 | 1.89B | +206M | +12.19% |
| 1982 | 1.69B | +151M | +9.82% |
| 1981 | 1.54B | +137M | +9.84% |
| 1980 | 1.4B | +461M | +49.21% |
| 1979 | 937M | +220M | +30.69% |
| 1978 | 717M | +113M | +18.79% |
| 1977 | 603M | +184M | +43.79% |
| 1976 | 420M | +57.51M | +15.88% |
| 1975 | 362M | +253M | +231.95% |
| 1974 | 109M | +80.67M | +283.85% |
| 1973 | 28.42M | −2.31M | −7.53% |
| 1972 | 30.73M | +8.09M | +35.75% |
| 1971 | 22.64M | −21,782 | −0.1% |
| 1970 | 22.66M | — | — |
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.