East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Personal remittances, received

East Asia & Pacific
0.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
7.8%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
42nd

Personal remittances, received over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Nigeria
02468197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 20.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% East Asia & Pacific
1980s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Nigeria
2000s 0.3% 4.1% 3.8% Nigeria
2010s 0.4% 4.7% 4.3% Nigeria
2020s 0.4% 5.0% 4.6% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
7.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances, received?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,154 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.