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Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) rose 5.88% to USD 4,292 mil in Ghana in 2020

Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) (USD mil), 2020
Economy | Ghana | February 1, 2023
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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 ...