Botswana vs South Africa: Remittance inflows to GDP
Remittance inflows to GDP over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 0.1% | 12.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 0.1% | 4.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remittance inflows to gdp, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in remittance inflows to gdp between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Botswana ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.