Personal remittances received in Benin

Personal remittances received by Benin were equal to 1.7% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Personal remittances received Unit: % of GDP Data: 1974 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2023 1.7% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.3percentage points 2022: 1.4%
World, 2023 0.8% Official aggregate

Personal remittances received in Benin over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Personal remittances received (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period BeninWorld
2025 – 0.8%
2024 – 0.8%
2023 1.7% 0.8%
2022 1.4% 0.8%
2021 1.3% 0.7%
2020 1.3% 0.8%
2019 1.5% 0.7%
2018 1.4% 0.7%
2017 1.5% 0.7%
2016 1.9% 0.7%
2015 1.9% 0.7%
2014 2.3% 0.7%
2013 2.0% 0.7%
2012 1.9% 0.7%
2011 1.6% 0.6%
2010 1.5% 0.6%
2009 1.3% 0.7%
2008 2.1% 0.6%
2007 2.9% 0.6%
2006 2.8% 0.6%
2005 2.2% 0.5%
2004 1.0% 0.5%
2003 1.0% 0.5%
2002 1.8% 0.5%
2001 2.3% 0.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 1.4% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.0%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 0.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1974 to 2023 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data