Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, received

Nigeria
22.79 billion current US$
in 2025
Upper middle income
251.44 billion current US$
in 2025
Nigeria rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 251.44 billion current US$ against 22.79 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 228.65 billion current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 11.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (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
243 places, 9,711 data points, 1970–2025
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.