Nigeria - Remittance Inflows 22.79B
World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 201 economies tracked
Latest value
22.79B (2025)
Global rank
##11 of 201 economies
Share of global total
2.5%
Growth since 1977
1130.17×
Ranking Race — Remittance Inflows
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #50 to #11 (overtook Bangladesh). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Nigeria ↓Key Events — Nigeria
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
1970Oil boom begins curatedCrude revenues transform the economy after civil war.
1978Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1986Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1989Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1991Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
1993Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
1999Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2004Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
Remittance Inflows, 1977-2025
World Bank WDI · USD million · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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