Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Northern Africa

Remittances received in Northern Africa in 2022 — 45,513,912,910 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 2,093.9%.

2022 45.51B US$ −5.71% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 48.27B US$2021
Period minimum 2.07B US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2022 · US$

Remittances received — Northern Africa, 1977–2022020B40B60B19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 2,074,571,388 US$1978: 3,219,537,704 US$1979: 3,989,806,167 US$1980: 4,736,697,449 US$1981: 4,386,178,711 US$1982: 4,301,274,856 US$1983: 5,608,782,532 US$1984: 5,766,880,523 US$1985: 5,028,867,279 US$1986: 4,724,703,605 US$1987: 6,276,577,027 US$1988: 6,168,351,441 US$1989: 5,841,549,225 US$1990: 7,254,790,932 US$1991: 7,904,279,945 US$1992: 10,319,559,982 US$1993: 9,284,619,095 US$1994: 7,630,330,979 US$1995: 7,341,584,337 US$1996: 7,109,553,473 US$1997: 7,753,914,905 US$1998: 7,845,584,916 US$1999: 7,389,744,014 US$2000: 7,248,715,735 US$2001: 8,519,068,650 US$2002: 8,895,255,833 US$2003: 10,806,670,424 US$2004: 12,865,837,041 US$2005: 11,887,987,918 US$2006: 13,296,739,072 US$2007: 17,200,745,121 US$2008: 19,259,509,935 US$2009: 16,927,938,880 US$2010: 22,591,062,872 US$2011: 24,612,200,415 US$2012: 28,820,703,919 US$2013: 27,834,422,571 US$2014: 32,664,715,571 US$2015: 29,349,104,880 US$2016: 28,937,556,290 US$2017: 35,455,550,382 US$2018: 36,544,221,791 US$2019: 37,841,423,731 US$2020: 41,492,563,085 US$2021: 48,271,407,042 US$2022: 45,513,912,910 US$
Change over the period: +43.44B (+2,093.89%) Average annual rate: 7.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Northern Africa 45.51B US$
World 767B US$
Remittances received — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2022 45.51B −2.76B −5.71%
2021 48.27B +6.78B +16.34%
2020 41.49B +3.65B +9.65%
2019 37.84B +1.3B +3.55%
2018 36.54B +1.09B +3.07%
2017 35.46B +6.52B +22.52%
2016 28.94B −412M −1.4%
2015 29.35B −3.32B −10.15%
2014 32.66B +4.83B +17.35%
2013 27.83B −986M −3.42%
2012 28.82B +4.21B +17.1%
2011 24.61B +2.02B +8.95%
2010 22.59B +5.66B +33.45%
2009 16.93B −2.33B −12.11%
2008 19.26B +2.06B +11.97%
2007 17.2B +3.9B +29.36%
2006 13.3B +1.41B +11.85%
2005 11.89B −978M −7.6%
2004 12.87B +2.06B +19.05%
2003 10.81B +1.91B +21.49%
2002 8.9B +376M +4.42%
2001 8.52B +1.27B +17.53%
2000 7.25B −141M −1.91%
1999 7.39B −456M −5.81%
1998 7.85B +91.67M +1.18%
1997 7.75B +644M +9.06%
1996 7.11B −232M −3.16%
1995 7.34B −289M −3.78%
1994 7.63B −1.65B −17.82%
1993 9.28B −1.03B −10.03%
1992 10.32B +2.42B +30.56%
1991 7.9B +649M +8.95%
1990 7.25B +1.41B +24.19%
1989 5.84B −327M −5.3%
1988 6.17B −108M −1.72%
1987 6.28B +1.55B +32.85%
1986 4.72B −304M −6.05%
1985 5.03B −738M −12.8%
1984 5.77B +158M +2.82%
1983 5.61B +1.31B +30.4%
1982 4.3B −84.9M −1.94%
1981 4.39B −351M −7.4%
1980 4.74B +747M +18.72%
1979 3.99B +770M +23.92%
1978 3.22B +1.14B +55.19%
1977 2.07B

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.