South Africa - Remittance Inflows

South Africa - Remittance Inflows 1.00B

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 201 economies tracked

1.00B (2025)

#n/a of 201 economies

0.1%

65.24×

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #9 to #78 (overtook Ivory Coast). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994

Democratic transition curated

Sanctions lift; economy reopens to global markets.

1997

Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

2009

Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2015

Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020

COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2024

Overtook Ivory Coast in global rank auto

2025

Overtook Latvia in global rank auto

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