Workers' remittances paid rose 3.15% to USD 135 mil in Zambia in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances paid in Zambia reached an all time high of USD 139 mil in 2008 and an all time low of USD 14.9 mil in 1990. When compared to Zambia's main peers, workers' remittances paid in Angola amounted to USD 434 mil, USD 161 mil in Tanzania, USD 33.3 mil in Zimbabwe and USD 1,705 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Zambia has been ranked 112th within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances paid, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | USD mil | 682 | 549 | 576 | 445 | 518 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD mil | 63.4 | 99.4 | 182 | 243 | 212 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo | USD mil | ... | ... | 48.3 | 48.7 | 78.3 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD mil | ... | 914 | 1,004 | 746 | 731 | 2,048 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD mil | 10.7 | 2.56 | 8.39 | 8.97 | 11.4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD mil | 209 | 193 | 206 | 212 | 190 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD mil | 57.9 | 95.6 | 105 | 93.7 | 79.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD mil | 1,098 | 1,052 | 921 | 1,066 | 1,012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD mil | 99.1 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 122 | 162 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD mil | 400 | 379 | 199 | 223 | 245 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD mil | 132 | 104 | 88.5 | 122 | 131 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.3 | 13.5 | 21.7 | 25.6 | 23.4 | ... |
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