South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

South Africa
15.52 current US$ per person
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
16.38 current US$ per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
174th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
172nd

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 16.38 current US$ per person against 15.52 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.86 current US$ per person.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd of 197 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 current US$ per person 0.0072 current US$ per person 1.56 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 3.91 current US$ per person 0.2546 current US$ per person 3.65 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 10.99 current US$ per person 0.4869 current US$ per person 10.5 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 17.03 current US$ per person 7.71 current US$ per person 9.33 current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 13.7 current US$ per person 12.02 current US$ per person 1.69 current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 16.38 current US$ per person against 15.52 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.86 current US$ per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
South Africa ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.