Money sent home
How much the diaspora sends home each year. Annual remittances received by every African and Caribbean country, in US dollars and as a share of the country's economy.
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69 countries · $131.3bn received a year
| Country | Received a year | GDP % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | $29.6bn | 7.6% | 2024 |
| Nigeria | $21.3bn | 8.4% | 2024 |
| Morocco | $12.5bn | 7.8% | 2024 |
| Dominican Republic | $11.2bn | 9.0% | 2024 |
| Ethiopia | $7.1bn | 4.8% | 2024 |
| Kenya | $5.0bn | 4.2% | 2024 |
| Haiti | $4.1bn | 16.3% | 2024 |
| Jamaica | $3.6bn | 16.2% | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | $3.5bn | 8.4% | 2024 |
| Senegal | $3.3bn | 10.6% | 2023 |
| Tunisia | $3.3bn | 6.3% | 2024 |
| Ghana | $3.0bn | 3.7% | 2024 |
| DR Congo | $2.0bn | 2.8% | 2024 |
| Algeria | $1.8bn | 0.7% | 2024 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | $1.8bn | 2.0% | 2024 |
| Sudan | $1.5bn | 2.9% | 2022 |
| Uganda | $1.4bn | 2.7% | 2024 |
| South Sudan | $1.2bn | 9.5% | 2023 |
| Tanzania | $1.1bn | 1.4% | 2024 |
| Mali | $1.1bn | 4.0% | 2024 |
| Liberia | $1.0bn | 21.3% | 2024 |
| South Africa | $855m | 0.2% | 2024 |
| Cameroon | $690m | 1.3% | 2024 |
| Niger | $650m | 3.3% | 2024 |
| Togo | $650m | 8.7% | 2020 |
| Guinea | $616m | 2.5% | 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | $584m | 2.9% | 2023 |
| Guyana | $546m | 3.2% | 2023 |
| Gambia | $529m | 22.0% | 2024 |
| Rwanda | $517m | 3.6% | 2024 |
| Lesotho | $476m | 20.9% | 2024 |
| Madagascar | $406m | 2.3% | 2024 |
| Benin | $339m | 1.7% | 2023 |
| Zambia | $334m | 1.3% | 2024 |
| Cape Verde | $334m | 12.3% | 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | $321m | 4.6% | 2024 |
| Comoros | $306m | 23.0% | 2023 |
| Mauritius | $287m | 1.9% | 2024 |
| Mozambique | $267m | 1.2% | 2024 |
| Burundi | $237m | 7.7% | 2024 |
| Guinea-Bissau | $217m | 9.8% | 2024 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $199m | 0.8% | 2024 |
| Malawi | $187m | 1.7% | 2024 |
| Suriname | $160m | 3.6% | 2024 |
| Belize | $154m | 4.8% | 2024 |
| Botswana | $128m | 0.7% | 2024 |
| Namibia | $96m | 0.7% | 2024 |
| Mauritania | $95m | 0.9% | 2024 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $92m | 7.9% | 2024 |
| Barbados | $85m | 1.5% | 2017 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | $80m | 9.7% | 2024 |
| Bahamas | $66m | 0.4% | 2024 |
| St. Lucia | $61m | 2.4% | 2024 |
| Djibouti | $56m | 1.3% | 2024 |
| Angola | $51m | 0.1% | 2024 |
| Grenada | $48m | 3.5% | 2024 |
| Congo | $44m | 0.3% | 2021 |
| Dominica | $39m | 5.7% | 2024 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $39m | 3.5% | 2024 |
| Eswatini | $33m | 0.7% | 2024 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $26m | 1.2% | 2024 |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $22m | 3.0% | 1983 |
| Gabon | $18m | 0.1% | 2015 |
| Libya | $16m | 0.0% | 2006 |
| Seychelles | $12m | 0.6% | 2024 |
| Eritrea | $3m | 0.5% | 2000 |
| Chad | $724k | 0.1% | 1994 |
| Equatorial Guinea | $164k | 0.1% | 1996 |
| Central African Republic | $159k | 0.0% | 1993 |
Source: World Bank: Personal remittances, received. Latest year available per country.
Remittances by country
EgyptNigeriaMoroccoDominican RepublicEthiopiaKenyaHaitiJamaicaZimbabweSenegalTunisiaGhanaDR CongoAlgeriaCôte d'IvoireSudanUgandaSouth SudanTanzaniaMaliLiberiaSouth AfricaCameroonNigerTogoGuineaBurkina FasoGuyanaGambiaRwandaLesothoMadagascarBeninZambiaCape VerdeSierra LeoneComorosMauritiusMozambiqueBurundiGuinea-BissauTrinidad and TobagoMalawiSurinameBelizeBotswanaNamibiaMauritaniaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesBarbadosSão Tomé and PríncipeBahamasSt. LuciaDjiboutiAngolaGrenadaCongoDominicaSt. Kitts and NevisEswatiniAntigua and BarbudaSomalia, Fed. Rep.GabonLibyaSeychellesEritreaChadEquatorial GuineaCentral African Republic
Common questions
Which African or Caribbean country receives the most remittances?
Egypt receives the most, at $29.6 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank.
How much does the diaspora send to Africa and the Caribbean each year?
Across the 69 African and Caribbean countries tracked here, recorded personal remittances total roughly $131.3 billion a year, based on the latest World Bank figures for each country.