Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP)
1960
1961
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 0.52950845
1989 0.58337167
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 0.88037035
1996 0.84540905
1997 1.28132717
1998 1.36559486
1999 1.36866393
2000 1.27191872
2001 1.31484723
2002 1.41176865
2003 1.28735974
2004 1.44169308
2005 3.15008404
2006 3.12782383
2007 3.01971948
2008 2.99081906
2009 2.97272931
2010 2.56000955
2011 2.43390106
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source