High income vs Nigeria: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- High income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.8% against 0.3% in High income, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 28.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | High income |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | High income |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, High income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.8% against 0.3% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between High income and Nigeria?
- 7.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do High income and Nigeria rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- High income ranks 45th 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
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.