Workers' remittances received rose 5.88% to USD 4,292 mil in Ghana in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Ghana reached an all time high of USD 4,982 mil in 2015 and an all time low of USD 0.500 mil in 1983. When compared to Ghana's main peers, workers' remittances received in Benin amounted to USD 205 mil, USD 329 mil in Ivory Coast and USD 650 mil in Togo in 2020.
Ghana has been ranked 34th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 86 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 |
Benin | USD mil | 214 | 222 | 196 | 199 | 217 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | USD mil | 385 | 397 | 417 | 456 | 467 | ... | |||||||||||||||
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 | ... | ||||||||||||
Mali | USD mil | 817 | 827 | 885 | 1,023 | 972 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Niger | USD mil | 172 | 176 | 264 | 297 | 309 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nigeria | USD mil | 20,626 | 19,698 | 22,037 | 24,311 | 23,809 | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | USD mil | 364 | 367 | 404 | 451 | 508 | ... |