South Africa vs Spain: Remittance inflows to GDP

South Africa
0.2%
in 2020
Spain
0.2%
in 2020
South Africa rank
159th
Spain rank
161st

Remittance inflows to GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 159th and Spain ranks 161st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1% 1.1% 1.0% Spain
1980s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% Spain
1990s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Spain
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% South Africa
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, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in remittance inflows to gdp between South Africa and Spain?
0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for remittance inflows to gdp?
South Africa ranks 159th and Spain ranks 161st 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

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.