Gambia vs Lesotho: Remittance inflows to GDP

Gambia
22.8%
in 2020
Lesotho
20.9%
in 2020
Gambia rank
12th
Lesotho rank
14th

Remittance inflows to GDP over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
050100150200250197519972020

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 22.8% against 20.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 69.9% 69.7% Lesotho
1980s 0.2% 147.1% 147.0% Lesotho
2000s 6.2% 37.3% 31.2% Lesotho
2010s 10.0% 21.7% 11.7% Lesotho
2020s 22.8% 20.9% 1.8% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remittance inflows to gdp, Gambia or Lesotho?
Gambia, at 22.8% against 20.9% in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in remittance inflows to gdp between Gambia and Lesotho?
1.9%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for remittance inflows to gdp?
Gambia ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Remittance inflows to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 6,501 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.