Nigeria vs Philippines: Personal transfers, receipts

Nigeria

21.81 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Philippines

31.78 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Nigeria rank

7th

Philippines rank

6th

Personal transfers, receipts over time

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 31.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 21.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 9.97 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 6th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 6,238 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.