Africa | Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP)

Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants’ transfers as recorded in the IMF Balance of Payments. Workers remittances are current transfers by migrant who are considered residents in the Limitations and exceptions: Remittances flows and the stock of migrants may be underestimated due to the use of informal remittance channels, irregular migration and ambiguity in the definition of migrants (foreign born versus foreigners, seasonal versus permanent). Note the pitfal
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source
Africa | Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP)
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1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
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1974
1975
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1978
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1980
1981
1982
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1984
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1987
1988 1.68762384
1989 1.56991746
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 2.12809423
1995 1.95339084
1996 1.81300793
1997 2.10712308
1998 2.11773967
1999 2.00071716
2000 1.8655782
2001 2.12346802
2002 2.23044348
2003 2.19562008
2004 2.31481501
2005 3.43123982
2006 3.30393446
2007 3.36306357
2008 3.18382684
2009 3.10097146
2010 3.01495248
2011 2.93989612
2012

Africa | Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP)

Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants’ transfers as recorded in the IMF Balance of Payments. Workers remittances are current transfers by migrant who are considered residents in the Limitations and exceptions: Remittances flows and the stock of migrants may be underestimated due to the use of informal remittance channels, irregular migration and ambiguity in the definition of migrants (foreign born versus foreigners, seasonal versus permanent). Note the pitfal
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source