Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Zimbabwe

Remittances received in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 3,509,895,073 US$. Ranked 50 in the world out of 160. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 19,791.4%.

2024 3.51B US$ +6.32% vs 2023
World rank 50of 160
Period maximum 3.51B US$2024
Period minimum 349,842 US$1991

Trend over time

1977–2024 · US$

Remittances received — Zimbabwe, 1977–202401B2B3B4B19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 17,645,269 US$1978: 12,892,250 US$1979: 19,397,583 US$1980: 16,891,617 US$1981: 28,294,628 US$1982: 32,895,336 US$1983: 19,556,181 US$1984: 3,806,287 US$1985: 619,641 US$1986: 785,055 US$1987: 1,143,026 US$1988: 1,382,946 US$1989: 712,249 US$1990: 848,636 US$1991: 349,842 US$1992: 587,727 US$1993: 1,125,809 US$1994: 43,685,417 US$2009: 1,205,656,949 US$2010: 1,413,248,657 US$2011: 1,919,476,002 US$2012: 2,113,579,668 US$2013: 1,890,271,473 US$2014: 1,903,970,852 US$2015: 2,046,579,806 US$2016: 1,856,034,931 US$2017: 1,729,883,817 US$2018: 1,427,703,019 US$2019: 1,417,011,953 US$2020: 1,832,039,381 US$2021: 2,573,626,886 US$2022: 3,085,043,421 US$2023: 3,301,267,764 US$2024: 3,509,895,073 US$
Change over the period: +3.49B (+19,791.42%) Average annual rate: 11.92 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 3.51B US$
World 857B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 57.23B US$
Eastern Africa computed 20.5B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 416B US$
Remittances received — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 3.51B +209M +6.32%
2023 3.3B +216M +7.01%
2022 3.09B +511M +19.87%
2021 2.57B +742M +40.48%
2020 1.83B +415M +29.29%
2019 1.42B −10.69M −0.75%
2018 1.43B −302M −17.47%
2017 1.73B −126M −6.8%
2016 1.86B −191M −9.31%
2015 2.05B +143M +7.49%
2014 1.9B +13.7M +0.72%
2013 1.89B −223M −10.57%
2012 2.11B +194M +10.11%
2011 1.92B +506M +35.82%
2010 1.41B +208M +17.22%
2009 1.21B
1994 43.69M +42.56M +3,780.36%
1993 1.13M +538,082 +91.55%
1992 587,727 +237,885 +68%
1991 349,842 −498,794 −58.78%
1990 848,636 +136,387 +19.15%
1989 712,249 −670,698 −48.5%
1988 1.38M +239,921 +20.99%
1987 1.14M +357,971 +45.6%
1986 785,055 +165,414 +26.7%
1985 619,641 −3.19M −83.72%
1984 3.81M −15.75M −80.54%
1983 19.56M −13.34M −40.55%
1982 32.9M +4.6M +16.26%
1981 28.29M +11.4M +67.51%
1980 16.89M −2.51M −12.92%
1979 19.4M +6.51M +50.46%
1978 12.89M −4.75M −26.94%
1977 17.65M

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.