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Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Benin
230.91 million current US$
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
206.11 million current US$
in 2021
Benin rank
136th
Guinea-Bissau rank
139th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197419972021

How they compare

Benin currently reports 230.91 million current US$ against 206.11 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 24.81 million current US$.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.