Migrant Remittances in Africa: An Overview
Figure 1.13
Formal and Informal Remittance Channels in Africa a. Remittances from outside Africa use of channel, %
100 80 60 40 20
da Ug
ne
an
ga
l
ria Se
Ni
Ke
ge
ny a
na Gh a
Bu
rk
in
aF
as
o
0
b. Remittances within Africa use of channel, %
100 80 60 40 20
So
Bu
ut
h
Ug
an
da
aa
Af
ric
ga
l
ria
ne Se
Ni
ge
a ny Ke
a an Gh
rk
in
aF
as
o
0
c. Domestic remittances use of channel, %
100 80 60 40 20
a Ni ge ria Se ne ga So l ut h Af ric a Ug an da
ny Ke
Gh an a
Bu
rk
in aF
as o
0
other
mobile
bank
MTO
informal
Source: Africa Migration Project Household surveys in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda in 2009, and Ghana Living Standards Survey in 2005–06. Note: MTO = money transfer operator. a. Channels used for remittances sent from South Africa to other African countries.
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