Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
Southern Africa ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 25 Georgia 11.9% compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 11.8% compare
- 26 East Timor 11.8% compare
- 28 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.6% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 10.5% compare
- 31 Moldova 10.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 68,622 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Southern Africa rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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