Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) rose 9.26% to USD 518 mil in Rwanda in 2023

Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) (USD mil), 2023
Economy | Rwanda | September 1, 2025
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Workers' remittances received rose 9.26% to USD 518 mil in Rwanda in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, workers' remittances received in Rwanda reached an all time high of USD 518 mil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 0.247 mil in 1976. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, workers' remittances received in Burundi amounted to USD 198 mil, USD 759 mil in Tanzania, USD 1,431 mil in Uganda and USD 3,298 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.

Rwanda has been ranked 112th within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Workers' Remittances, Received (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 ... ... ... ... 1.58 3.45 8.05 12.6 14.0
Burundi USD mil 48.3 92.0 145 168 163 ...
Central African Republic USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Congo USD mil ... ... 26.2 12.6 44.0 44.0 ...
Dem. Republic of the Congo USD mil ... 1,823 2,076 1,196 1,348 3,262 ...
Kenya USD mil 2,720 2,838 3,108 3,770 4,060 ...
Mozambique USD mil 418 182 162 202 166
Rwanda USD mil 261 261 280 391 474 ...
South Sudan USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,267 80.4 86.5 135 267 ...
Tanzania USD mil 413 433 326 558 704 ...
Uganda USD mil 1,338 1,425 1,062 1,155 1,250 ...
Zambia USD mil 107 98.3 135 240 243 ...