Source data
Personal remittances received in East Africa, 2000 to 2025
Sources checked
Recorded dollar inflows
Scale · 0 USD bn to 7.138 USD bn
Share of GDP
Scale · 0% to 7.8%
Switch measures to compare the size of the flow with its weight in each economy. The order follows the dollar figures.
Personal remittances received in East Africa, 2000 to 2025
The series follows the balance-of-payments measure of personal transfers and compensation of employees. Dollar amounts are current US dollars. The chart uses six countries with both 2024 observations. The table preserves blanks and newer values where available.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 2004 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2005 | 0.01 | 0.0 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2006 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2007 | 0.01 | 0.0 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2008 | 0.23 | 0.004 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2009 | 1.59 | 0.028 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2010 | 1.7 | 0.034 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2011 | 2.03 | 0.045 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2012 | 2.0 | 0.046 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2013 | 1.98 | 0.049 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2014 | 2.08 | 0.056 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2015 | 1.82 | 0.051 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2016 | 1.32 | 0.035 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2017 | 1.19 | 0.034 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2018 | 1.66 | 0.048 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2019 | 3.19 | 0.092 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2020 | 4.56 | 0.145 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2021 | 4.9 | 0.168 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2022 | 4.06 | 0.163 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2023 | 5.72 | 0.196 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2024 | 7.8 | 0.237 | Source 1 |
| Burundi | 2025 | 8.12 | 0.273 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2000 | 0.64 | 0.053 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2001 | 0.22 | 0.018 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2002 | 0.42 | 0.033 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2003 | 0.54 | 0.046 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2004 | 1.32 | 0.134 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2005 | 1.4 | 0.174 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2006 | 1.13 | 0.172 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2007 | 1.82 | 0.358 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2008 | 1.43 | 0.387 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2009 | 0.81 | 0.262 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2010 | 1.46 | 0.436 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2011 | 1.68 | 0.538 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2012 | 1.44 | 0.624 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2013 | 1.75 | 0.833 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2014 | 3.23 | 1.796 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2015 | 1.75 | 1.087 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2016 | 1.13 | 0.772 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2017 | 0.52 | 0.393 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2018 | 0.52 | 0.436 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2019 | 0.52 | 0.48 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2020 | 0.41 | 0.404 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2021 | 0.41 | 0.448 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2022 | 0.41 | 0.51 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2023 | 0.4 | 0.539 | Source 1 |
| Ethiopia | 2024 | 4.77 | 7.138 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2000 | 4.23 | 0.538 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2001 | 0.39 | 0.051 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2002 | 0.43 | 0.057 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2003 | 0.44 | 0.066 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2004 | 2.33 | 0.376 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2005 | 2.27 | 0.425 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2006 | 2.21 | 0.57 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2007 | 2.02 | 0.645 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2008 | 1.86 | 0.667 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2009 | 1.49 | 0.631 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2010 | 1.51 | 0.686 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2011 | 1.99 | 0.934 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2012 | 2.15 | 1.211 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2013 | 2.11 | 1.304 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2014 | 2.11 | 1.441 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2015 | 2.24 | 1.569 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2016 | 2.33 | 1.745 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2017 | 2.39 | 1.962 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2018 | 2.95 | 2.72 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2019 | 2.83 | 2.838 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2020 | 3.09 | 3.108 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2021 | 3.44 | 3.77 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2022 | 3.55 | 4.06 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2023 | 3.93 | 4.228 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2024 | 4.15 | 5.0 | Source 1 |
| Kenya | 2025 | 3.76 | 5.114 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2000 | 0.32 | 0.007 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2001 | 0.4 | 0.008 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2002 | 0.37 | 0.007 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2003 | 0.45 | 0.01 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2004 | 0.41 | 0.01 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2010 | 1.76 | 0.106 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2011 | 2.56 | 0.174 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2012 | 2.41 | 0.182 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2013 | 2.21 | 0.17 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2014 | 2.26 | 0.184 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2015 | 1.88 | 0.159 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2016 | 2.01 | 0.173 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2017 | 2.35 | 0.215 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2018 | 2.7 | 0.261 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2019 | 2.48 | 0.261 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2020 | 2.67 | 0.28 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2021 | 3.48 | 0.391 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2022 | 3.45 | 0.474 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2023 | 3.5 | 0.518 | Source 1 |
| Rwanda | 2024 | 3.42 | 0.517 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2014 | 0.01 | 0.002 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2015 | 9.49 | 1.139 | Source 1 |
| South Sudan | 2016 | 1.083 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2017 | 0.634 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2018 | 1.267 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2019 | 0.08 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2020 | 0.087 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2021 | 0.135 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2022 | 0.267 | Source 3 | |
| South Sudan | 2023 | 1.175 | Source 3 | |
| Tanzania | 2000 | 0.06 | 0.008 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2001 | 0.11 | 0.015 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2002 | 0.08 | 0.012 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2003 | 0.06 | 0.009 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2004 | 0.08 | 0.014 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2005 | 0.11 | 0.019 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2006 | 0.08 | 0.015 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2007 | 0.12 | 0.025 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2008 | 0.13 | 0.037 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2009 | 0.14 | 0.04 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2010 | 1.08 | 0.344 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2011 | 1.18 | 0.41 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2012 | 0.98 | 0.39 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2013 | 0.84 | 0.382 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2014 | 0.78 | 0.389 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2015 | 0.82 | 0.388 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2016 | 0.81 | 0.403 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2017 | 0.76 | 0.403 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2018 | 0.72 | 0.413 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2019 | 0.71 | 0.433 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2020 | 0.49 | 0.326 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2021 | 0.79 | 0.558 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2022 | 0.93 | 0.704 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2023 | 1.57 | 1.238 | Source 1 |
| Tanzania | 2024 | 1.42 | 1.123 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2000 | 3.84 | 0.238 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2001 | 5.97 | 0.349 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2002 | 7.15 | 0.442 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2003 | 4.52 | 0.299 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2004 | 3.91 | 0.311 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2005 | 3.48 | 0.322 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2006 | 4.12 | 0.411 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2007 | 3.79 | 0.452 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2008 | 5.01 | 0.724 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2009 | 3.11 | 0.781 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2010 | 2.89 | 0.771 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2011 | 2.93 | 0.816 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2012 | 3.34 | 0.913 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2013 | 3.25 | 0.941 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2014 | 2.72 | 0.888 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2015 | 2.79 | 0.902 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2016 | 3.92 | 1.146 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2017 | 3.79 | 1.166 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2018 | 4.06 | 1.338 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2019 | 4.03 | 1.425 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2020 | 2.82 | 1.062 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2021 | 2.85 | 1.155 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2022 | 2.74 | 1.25 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2023 | 3.1 | 1.514 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2024 | 2.65 | 1.429 | Source 1 |
| Uganda | 2025 | 4.51 | 2.798 | Source 1 |