Lesotho - Workers' remittances and compensation of employees

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid (current US$)

The value for Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid (current US$) in Lesotho was $19,284,930 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $75,360,110 in 1995 and a minimum value of $4,303,360 in 2006.

Definition: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees received are current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries of nonresident workers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

See also:

Year Value
1995 $75,360,110
1996 $60,481,620
1997 $56,305,050
1998 $55,623,930
1999 $34,060,380
2000 $10,318,300
2001 $9,554,951
2002 $7,967,421
2003 $10,110,390
2004 $11,025,070
2005 $6,393,434
2006 $4,303,360
2007 $7,889,633
2008 $4,910,607
2009 $4,929,862
2010 $19,284,930

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (current US$)

The value for Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (current US$) in Lesotho was $745,903,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $745,903,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of $121,702,600 in 1975.

Definition: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $121,702,600
1976 $138,000,000
1977 $165,140,000
1978 $177,445,000
1979 $212,464,600
1980 $263,214,100
1981 $290,588,900
1982 $348,125,300
1983 $377,883,500
1984 $322,556,300
1985 $223,917,800
1986 $255,449,400
1987 $353,087,100
1988 $371,459,000
1989 $364,958,600
1990 $427,877,800
1991 $437,078,700
1992 $455,431,900
1993 $400,755,200
1994 $319,651,500
1995 $410,530,400
1996 $387,653,200
1997 $378,746,500
1998 $294,634,200
1999 $275,937,500
2000 $478,087,600
2001 $401,579,700
2002 $389,541,700
2003 $556,886,000
2004 $627,204,900
2005 $603,526,100
2006 $586,013,700
2007 $625,110,700
2008 $596,240,400
2009 $622,978,600
2010 $745,903,000

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (% of GDP)

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 34.23 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 96.94 in 1987, while its lowest value was 34.23 in 2010.

Definition: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 81.43
1976 93.50
1977 85.47
1978 66.60
1979 73.23
1980 61.01
1981 66.97
1982 86.63
1983 90.39
1984 88.25
1985 77.24
1986 79.04
1987 96.94
1988 87.69
1989 81.34
1990 79.12
1991 72.97
1992 64.31
1993 56.77
1994 43.30
1995 50.42
1996 48.70
1997 45.22
1998 36.82
1999 35.23
2000 64.10
2001 58.50
2002 61.00
2003 58.80
2004 50.82
2005 44.10
2006 41.01
2007 39.13
2008 36.67
2009 36.40
2010 34.23

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments