Namibia - Workers' remittances and compensation of employees

Personal remittances, paid (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, paid (current US$) in Namibia was $104,742,900 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $131,231,600 in 2014 and a minimum value of $7,840,080 in 2001.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 $25,856,860
1991 $22,308,210
1992 $17,286,030
1993 $13,342,550
1994 $11,152,420
1995 $11,165,990
1996 $10,769,070
1997 $16,558,300
1998 $10,491,500
1999 $9,132,202
2000 $8,662,484
2001 $7,840,080
2002 $8,012,241
2003 $14,718,450
2004 $17,134,910
2005 $18,283,120
2006 $19,662,580
2007 $15,549,450
2008 $42,431,710
2009 $67,788,580
2010 $81,636,370
2011 $111,952,100
2012 $103,503,200
2013 $83,084,220
2014 $131,231,600
2015 $71,439,740
2016 $49,880,620
2017 $68,481,230
2018 $57,922,970
2019 $95,556,580
2020 $104,742,900

Personal remittances, received (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, received (current US$) in Namibia was $64,026,880 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $80,721,940 in 2014 and a minimum value of $7,555,143 in 2002.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 $13,450,210
1991 $13,797,770
1992 $15,708,200
1993 $14,536,030
1994 $14,898,060
1995 $15,604,820
1996 $13,513,670
1997 $13,303,060
1998 $11,215,050
1999 $9,901,886
2000 $9,161,114
2001 $8,454,652
2002 $7,555,143
2003 $11,791,150
2004 $14,594,460
2005 $17,498,630
2006 $16,442,780
2007 $15,682,090
2008 $13,563,420
2009 $76,511,270
2010 $69,207,300
2011 $78,755,190
2012 $80,114,670
2013 $64,103,040
2014 $80,721,940
2015 $46,673,690
2016 $66,479,260
2017 $48,292,450
2018 $53,670,690
2019 $65,593,520
2020 $64,026,880

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) in Namibia was 0.603 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.856 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.158 in 2008.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.482
1991 0.460
1992 0.458
1993 0.447
1994 0.406
1995 0.392
1996 0.339
1997 0.320
1998 0.290
1999 0.256
2000 0.234
2001 0.238
2002 0.226
2003 0.239
2004 0.221
2005 0.241
2006 0.205
2007 0.177
2008 0.158
2009 0.856
2010 0.605
2011 0.629
2012 0.614
2013 0.532
2014 0.649
2015 0.412
2016 0.620
2017 0.375
2018 0.392
2019 0.525
2020 0.603

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments