Botswana vs Zambia: Personal remittances, paid

Botswana
117.71 million current US$
in 2024
Zambia
118.81 million current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
134th
Zambia rank
133rd

Personal remittances, paid over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197519992024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 118.81 million current US$ against 117.71 million current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 1.10 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 133rd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 25.55 million current US$ 92.10 million current US$ 66.55 million current US$ Zambia
1980s 22.11 million current US$ 38.74 million current US$ 16.63 million current US$ Zambia
1990s 118.98 million current US$ 30.72 million current US$ 88.26 million current US$ Botswana
2000s 109.76 million current US$ 77.52 million current US$ 32.24 million current US$ Botswana
2010s 96.84 million current US$ 88.66 million current US$ 8.17 million current US$ Botswana
2020s 193.19 million current US$ 119.26 million current US$ 73.93 million current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 118.81 million current US$ against 117.71 million current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Botswana and Zambia?
1.10 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
Botswana ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,655 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.