Economy · Remittance inflows · South Sudan
South Sudan’s remittance inflows was $1.2bn in 2023.
$1.2bn
2023
Up $0.91bn from 2022.
Stale — last updated 8 Oct 2026
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$1.2bn
What it is. Personal remittances received counts the money that people working abroad send to households at home, valued in current US dollars. It is built from balance of payments records of transfers and earnings sent across borders. Cash carried by hand and money moved through informal agents are often missed in such records, so the true flow may be larger than the recorded one.
Higher is better. More money arriving from abroad means more household income and more foreign currency for the country, so a higher figure is better. The latest figure, for 2023, is $1.2bn, against $0.27bn in 2022. That is a rise of $0.91bn, or 339.7%, in one year. Since 2014 the series has ranged from $0bn in 2014 to a high of $1.3bn in 2018, so the 2023 figure sits just below the top of its range.
Why it matters. Transfers from relatives abroad give recipient households cash for food, rent and school fees. They also bring in dollars for an economy that buys much of what it consumes from outside. At $1.2bn the flow is close to its 2018 peak, and the next annual release will show whether that level holds.
| Period | Remittance inflows · South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $0bn |
| 2015 | $1.1bn |
| 2016 | $1.1bn |
| 2017 | $0.63bn |
| 2018 | $1.3bn |
| 2019 | $0.08bn |
| 2020 | $0.09bn |
| 2021 | $0.14bn |
| 2022 | $0.27bn |
| 2023 | $1.2bn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Remittance inflows, South Sudan, 2023; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/remittance-inflows/south-sudan
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Personal remittances received, current US dollars. Unit: USD bn.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.