Workers' remittances received rose 7.43% to USD 280 mil in Rwanda in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Rwanda reached an all time high of USD 280 mil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 0.247 mil in 1976. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, workers' remittances received in Burundi amounted to USD 45.6 mil, USD 326 mil in Tanzania, USD 1,062 mil in Uganda and USD 1,109 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.
Rwanda has been ranked 124th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 5 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 |
| Angola | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1 | 3.99 | 1.42 | 1.58 | 3.45 | |||||||||
| Burundi | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 51.0 | 31.3 | 33.7 | 48.3 | 48.3 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo | USD mil | 29.8 | 7.71 | ... | ... | 26.2 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,167 | 593 | 1,076 | 1,823 | 2,076 | ... | |||||||||||
| Kenya | USD mil | 1,569 | 1,745 | 1,962 | 2,720 | 2,838 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD mil | 143 | 93.4 | 258 | 296 | 300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | USD mil | 159 | 173 | 215 | 261 | 261 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,139 | 1,083 | 634 | 1,267 | 80.4 | |||
| Tanzania | USD mil | 388 | 403 | 403 | 413 | 433 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD mil | 902 | 1,146 | 1,166 | 1,338 | 1,425 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD mil | ... | ... | 47.0 | 38.5 | 93.6 | 107 | 98.3 |
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