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

Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Southern Africa, 2000–2024

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.5412001: 0.5192002: 0.522003: 0.4942004: 0.4612005: 0.4642006: 0.4662007: 0.4572008: 0.4432009: 0.4512010: 0.4082011: 0.42012: 0.392013: 0.3712014: 0.3712015: 0.3562016: 0.3942017: 0.3962018: 0.3892019: 0.3912020: 0.42021: 0.3612022: 0.3722023: 0.3612024: 0.36

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

Annual values for Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%) in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
239 places, 5,381 data points, 2000–2024
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