Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 30.75 billion current US$ against 6.86 billion current US$ in Spain, a difference of 23.89 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 billion current US$ | 607.72 million current US$ | 967.75 million current US$ | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.61 billion current US$ | 1.77 billion current US$ | 162.88 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.44 billion current US$ | 3.17 billion current US$ | 727.69 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 15.28 billion current US$ | 14.13 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.64 billion current US$ | 40.18 billion current US$ | 37.54 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 4.99 billion current US$ | 46.26 billion current US$ | 41.27 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 30.75 billion current US$ against 6.86 billion current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.89 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Spain ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.