Tanzania received roughly twice as many remittances in 2021 than what it sent itself to other countries, according to a ranking that maps out such transfers. Remittances refer to cross-border payments to family or friends and are often associated with migrant workers sending money back home to friends or relatives back in their communities of origin. It is estimated that about one in seven people worldwide are involved with remittances - substantially impacting payment behavior in, especially, Asia and Latin America. For Tanzania, the top five recipients for remittances in 2021 included Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Burundi, and Zambia. Tanzania's main sources for remittances were the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Rwanda, and Kenya.
Value of remittances sent from/to Tanzania to/from other countries or territories worldwide in 2021
(in million U.S. dollars)
Destination territory/territory of origin
Remittances sent from Tanzania
Remittances received in Tanzania
Net balance in Tanzania (remittances received minus remittances sent)
Remittance figures have a publication delay. Numbers cover 2021, but were reported in late 2022; All numbers are in current (nominal) U.S. dollars; See the "Details" tab for more information on the source methdology
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information:
No numbers are available for Venezuela;
Due to political and economic situations, the flows between certain countries was considered to be 0 (zero). These countries included: India and Pakistan (and vice versa), Lebanon and Israel (and vice versa), and Azerbaijan and Armenia (and vice versa);
The source emphasizes several times that the numbers provided are estimates, as the data suffers from several issues. These relate to, for example, the frequency of migrant data updating per country, the lack of data on informal money transfers or the possibility of retirees moving abroad but then withdrawing savings from their country of origin.
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