LIST | Top 10 African Countries that Received the Most Remittance Dollars in 2023

BitKE · 2026-03-10T23:04:16+00:00

In 2023, remittance flows to Sub-Saharan Africa totaled $54 billion, slightly down from 2022. Nigeria led the continent with $19.6 billion. Remittance costs in the region remain the highest globally at 7.39%.

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2026-03-10 23:04:16

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Remittance flows to Sub-Saharan Africa reached $54 billion in 2023, a slight decrease of -0.3% from the previous year [2022]. Remittance flows to the region are projected to rise by 1.3% in 2024.

Nigeria remains the leading country for remittances received on the continent and accounted for 38% of the $54 billion remittance inflows into sub-Saharan Africa in 2023.

For the MENA region where North African countries belong, remittance costs dropped by 15% in 2023 mainly propelled by a decline in remittances to Egypt.

Among all African countries, the top ten countries received $72.5 billion.

Below is a list of the top 10 countries in terms of remittance value received in 2023:

) Nigeria: Nigeria was the highest recipient of international remittances in Africa with remittances for the period coming at $19.555 billion
) Egypt: International remittances payed to Egypt in 2023 stood at $19.53 billion, a decline of 31% when compared to the $28.33 billion recorded in 2022
) Morocco: Remittances came to $11.75 billion, increasing from $11.17 billion in 2022
) Ghana: Remittances payment to Ghana in 2023 remained unchanged from the figure in 2022 at $4.63 billion
) Kenya: The East Africa nation received $4.16 billion in remittances in 2023, a slight increase from the $4.06 billion received in 2022
) Zimbabwe: The southern African nation received $3.08 billion in 2023, unchanged from the figure recorded in 2022
) Senegal: Senegal raked in $2.94 billion in 2023, a decline of $71 million from the $3 billion received in the previous year
) Tunisia: Total remittance payment received in 2023 was $2.65 billion. This represents a decline of 5.5% when compared to the figure for 2022 at $2.86 billion
) Algeria: The North African country recorded 1.86 billion in remittances, $163 million above the figure recorded in 2023
) Democratic Republic of Congo: Total remittance payment to D.R Congo in 2023 stood at approximately $1.4 billion in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most expensive region to send money to, recorded at 7.39% of the total cost of sending $200, says the World Bank.

In comparison, the average cost for sending $200 across the world declined slightly from 6.20% to 6.18% in 2023, the report said.

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