Workers' remittances received rose 12.3% to USD 525 mil in Burkina Faso in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of USD 525 mil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 35.9 mil in 1974. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, workers' remittances received in Ghana amounted to USD 4,292 mil, USD 329 mil in Ivory Coast, USD 997 mil in Mali and USD 521 mil in Niger in 2020.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 102nd within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 22 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 1,997 | 1,989 | 1,792 | 1,985 | 1,786 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Benin | USD mil | 214 | 222 | 196 | 199 | 217 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD mil | 385 | 397 | 417 | 456 | 467 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ghana | USD mil | 4,982 | 2,980 | 3,536 | 3,521 | 4,054 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD mil | 131 | 52.2 | 44.7 | 28.4 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | USD mil | 336 | 342 | 308 | 332 | 328 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Liberia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 654 | 580 | 403 | 460 | 346 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Mali | USD mil | 817 | 827 | 885 | 1,023 | 972 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.2 | 60.4 | 64.5 | ... | |
| Niger | USD mil | 172 | 176 | 264 | 297 | 309 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Togo | USD mil | 364 | 367 | 404 | 451 | 508 | ... |
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