Workers' remittances received rose 11.5% to USD 584 mil in Burkina Faso in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of USD 584 mil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 35.9 mil in 1974. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, workers' remittances received in Ghana amounted to USD 2,431 mil, USD 1,042 mil in Ivory Coast, USD 1,045 mil in Mali and USD 624 mil in Niger in 2023.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 107th within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 1,792 | 1,985 | 1,786 | 1,700 | 1,792 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | USD mil | 196 | 199 | 217 | 205 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD mil | 417 | 456 | 467 | 525 | 571 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ghana | USD mil | 3,536 | 3,521 | 4,054 | 4,292 | 1,924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD mil | 44.7 | 28.4 | 158 | 22.5 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | USD mil | 308 | 332 | 328 | 329 | 440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | USD mil | ... | 403 | 460 | 346 | 336 | 531 | |||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Mali | USD mil | 885 | 1,023 | 972 | 997 | 1,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77.2 | 60.4 | 64.5 | 169 | 13.2 | ||
| Niger | USD mil | 264 | 297 | 309 | 521 | 353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | USD mil | 404 | 451 | 508 | 650 | 650 |
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