Workers' remittances received rose 162% to USD 169 mil in Mauritania in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 169 mil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 0.307 mil in 1977. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, workers' remittances received in Algeria amounted to USD 1,700 mil, USD 997 mil in Mali, USD 7,414 mil in Morocco and USD 2,562 mil in Senegal in 2020.
Mauritania has been ranked 134th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 134 places below 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD mil | 385 | 397 | 417 | 456 | 467 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD mil | ... | ... | 154 | 146 | 160 | 212 | 276 | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD mil | 131 | 52.2 | 44.7 | 28.4 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Mali | USD mil | 817 | 827 | 885 | 1,023 | 972 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.2 | 60.4 | 64.5 | ... | |
| Morocco | USD mil | 6,904 | 6,383 | 6,823 | 6,919 | 6,963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD mil | 172 | 176 | 264 | 297 | 309 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD mil | 1,758 | 1,981 | 2,149 | 2,428 | 2,522 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | 2,673 | 2,632 | 3,005 | 3,332 | 3,212 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD mil | 1,971 | 1,821 | 1,890 | 1,902 | 2,050 | ... |
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