| Nigeria-694 | |||
| Year | Workers' | Compensation of | Total |
| Remittances | Employees | ||
| (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1980 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 1981 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 1982 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 1983 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 1984 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1991 | 66 | 0 | 66 |
| 1992 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| 1993 | 793 | 0 | 793 |
| 1994 | 550 | 0 | 550 |
| 1995 | 804 | 0 | 804 |
| 1996 | 947 | 0 | 947 |
| 1997 | 1,920 | 0 | 1,920 |
| 1998 | 1,574 | 0 | 1,574 |
| 1999 | 1,301 | 0 | 1,301 |
| 8,164 | |||
| Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook. Annual. | |||