Remittances received in Western Africa in 2024 — 32,368,358,620 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 10,622.4%.
1978–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.37B | +251M | +0.78% |
| 2023 | 32.12B | +491M | +1.55% |
| 2022 | 31.63B | +1.89B | +6.36% |
| 2021 | 29.74B | +792M | +2.74% |
| 2020 | 28.94B | −5.63B | −16.29% |
| 2019 | 34.58B | +366M | +1.07% |
| 2018 | 34.21B | +2.95B | +9.42% |
| 2017 | 31.27B | +3.13B | +11.14% |
| 2016 | 28.13B | −2.79B | −9.03% |
| 2015 | 30.93B | +2.21B | +7.69% |
| 2014 | 28.72B | +974M | +3.51% |
| 2013 | 27.74B | +354M | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 27.39B | +69.82M | +0.26% |
| 2011 | 27.32B | +3.7B | +15.69% |
| 2010 | 23.62B | +1.96B | +9.07% |
| 2009 | 21.65B | −941M | −4.17% |
| 2008 | 22.59B | +1.69B | +8.09% |
| 2007 | 20.9B | +1.63B | +8.48% |
| 2006 | 19.27B | +2.64B | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 16.62B | +12.65B | +318% |
| 2004 | 3.98B | +1.44B | +56.49% |
| 2003 | 2.54B | +288M | +12.79% |
| 2002 | 2.25B | +202M | +9.85% |
| 2001 | 2.05B | −108M | −4.99% |
| 2000 | 2.16B | +109M | +5.31% |
| 1999 | 2.05B | +894M | +77.33% |
| 1998 | 1.16B | −98.46M | −7.85% |
| 1997 | 1.25B | +194M | +18.33% |
| 1996 | 1.06B | +46.28M | +4.56% |
| 1995 | 1.01B | −164M | −13.91% |
| 1994 | 1.18B | −318M | −21.25% |
| 1993 | 1.5B | +654M | +77.63% |
| 1992 | 842M | +111M | +15.22% |
| 1991 | 731M | +47.86M | +7.01% |
| 1990 | 683M | +83.69M | +13.97% |
| 1989 | 599M | −18.17M | −2.94% |
| 1988 | 617M | +51.93M | +9.19% |
| 1987 | 565M | +38.15M | +7.24% |
| 1986 | 527M | +130M | +32.82% |
| 1985 | 397M | +101M | +34.24% |
| 1984 | 296M | −33.61M | −10.21% |
| 1983 | 329M | −13.61M | −3.97% |
| 1982 | 343M | −89.56M | −20.71% |
| 1981 | 432M | −53.82M | −11.07% |
| 1980 | 486M | +112M | +29.97% |
| 1979 | 374M | +72.26M | +23.94% |
| 1978 | 302M | — | — |
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.