List of countries by remittances received

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following article presents a comprehensive overview of countries ranked by the amount of remittances they receive from abroad. Remittances, defined as monetary transfers made by migrants to their home countries, play a crucial role in global economies and the livelihoods of individuals and families. In some countries, remittances account for more than 30% of the total economic output.

Ranking

Countries by remittances received and remittances received as a percent of GDP according to data by the World Bank.^[1]^[2]

Country	Remittances received (USD millions)	Remittances as % of GDP	Year
India	111,222	3.3	2022
Mexico	61,100	4.3	2022
France	33,928	1.2	2022
Pakistan	29,871	7.9	2022
Egypt	28,333	5.9	2022
China	26,106	0.1	2022
Bangladesh	21,504	4.7	2022
Nigeria	20,128	4.2	2022
Germany	19,288	0.5	2022
Guatemala	18,203	19.2	2022
Uzbekistan	16,736	20.8	2022
Ukraine	16,715	10.4	2022
Belgium	13,438	2.3	2022
Vietnam	13,151	3.2	2022
Morocco	11,168	8.3	2022
Italy	10,530	0.5	2022
Portugal	10,296	4.1	2022
Dominican Republic	10,278	9.0	2022
Indonesia	9,960	0.8	2022
Colombia	9,449	2.7	2022
Nepal	9,293	22.8	2022
Philippines	9,067	2.2	2022
Thailand	8,912	1.8	2022
Romania	8,660	2.9	2022
Honduras	8,485	26.8	2022
South Korea	7,825	0.5	2022
El Salvador	7,693	23.7	2022
United States	7,431	0.0	2022
Lebanon	6,449	27.5	2022
Poland	6,435	0.9	2022
Serbia	5,601	8.8	2022
Croatia	5,392	7.6	2022
Japan	5,384	0.1	2022
Tajikistan	5,346	50.9	2022
Jordan	5,000	10.5	2022
Brazil	4,969	0.3	2022
Ecuador	4,748	4.1	2022
Ghana	4,664	6.4	2022
Haiti	4,532	22.4	2022
Spain	4,268	0.3	2022
Czech Republic	4,153	1.4	2022
Kenya	4,060	3.6	2022
Palestine	4,049	21.2	2022
Azerbaijan	3,950	5.0	2022
United Kingdom	3,877	0.1	2022
Georgia	3,854	15.7	2022
Sri Lanka	3,818	5.1	2022
Yemen	3,771	17.5	2022
Peru	3,708	1.5	2022
Jamaica	3,688	21.6	2022
Hungary	3,589	2.0	2022
Russia	3,300	0.1	2022
Sweden	3,289	0.6	2022
Nicaragua	3,227	20.6	2022
Kyrgyzstan	3,225	29.5	2022
Tunisia	3,092	6.6	2022
Zimbabwe	3,085	14.9	2022
Austria	2,935	0.6	2022
Switzerland	2,620	0.3	2022
Cambodia	2,616	8.7	2022
Senegal	2,500	9.0	2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,466	10.1	2022
Netherlands	2,370	0.2	2022
Luxembourg	2,186	2.7	2022
Slovakia	2,147	1.9	2022
Moldova	2,037	14.1	2022
Armenia	2,035	10.4	2022
Bulgaria	2,033	2.3	2022
Myanmar	1,900	3.2	2022
Bermuda	1,800	23.8	2022
Algeria	1,760	0.9	2022
Albania	1,745	9.2	2022
Somalia	1,735	21.4	2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,664	2.9	2022
Malaysia	1,620	0.4	2022
Kosovo	1,613	17.1	2022
Sudan	1,499	2.9	2022
Belarus	1,465	2.0	2022
Bolivia	1,459	3.4	2022
Latvia	1,333	3.2	2022
Australia	1,298	0.1	2022
Uganda	1,270	2.8	2022
Argentina	1,267	0.2	2022
Israel	1,265	0.2	2022
Denmark	1,247	0.3	2022
South Sudan	1,187	9.5	2022
Mali	1,131	6.0	2022
Qatar	1,032	0.4	2022
South Africa	873	0.2	2022
Canada	862	0.0	2022
Montenegro	830	13.6	2022
Slovenia	779	1.2	2022
Lithuania	736	1.0	2022
Tanzania	698	0.9	2022
Turkey	694	0.1	2022
New Zealand	677	0.3	2022
Togo	650	8.2	2022
Norway	629	0.1	2022
Iraq	624	0.2	2022
New Caledonia	621	6.2	2022
Costa Rica	621	0.9	2022
Gambia	615	27.1	2022
Greece	601	0.3	2022
Finland	594	0.2	2022
Paraguay	592	1.4	2022
Burkina Faso	589	3.1	2022
French Polynesia	582	9.6	2022
Lesotho	576	22.5	2022
Guyana	540	3.5	2022
Guinea	527	2.5	2022
Cyprus	520	1.8	2022
Panama	519	0.7	2022
Ethiopia	510	0.4	2022
Niger	500	3.6	2022
Kazakhstan	481	0.2	2022
Rwanda	474	3.6	2022
Estonia	470	1.2	2022
Fiji	459	9.3	2022
North Macedonia	456	3.4	2022
Madagascar	440	2.9	2022
Ireland	436	0.1	2022
Hong Kong	414	0.1	2022
Mongolia	399	2.4	2022
Cameroon	365	0.8	2022
Ivory Coast	360	0.5	2022
Afghanistan	350	2.1	2022
Liberia	346	8.6	2022
Cape Verde	313	13.5	2022
Mozambique	303	1.7	2022
Saudi Arabia	287	0.0	2022
Samoa	280	33.6	2022
Mauritius	274	2.1	2022
Comoros	260	20.9	2022
Malawi	259	2.0	2022
Zambia	243	0.8	2022
Sierra Leone	232	5.8	2022
Benin	231	1.3	2022
Malta	226	1.3	2022
Tonga	217	46.2	2022
Trinidad and Tobago	204	0.7	2022
Laos	198	1.3	2022
Iceland	193	0.7	2022
Timor-Leste	186	5.9	2022
Guinea-Bissau	178	10.9	2022
Faroe Islands	158	4.3	2022
Vanuatu	150	15.3	2022
Suriname	148	4.1	2022
Belize	142	5.0	2022
Eswatini	126	2.6	2022
Curaçao	125	5.2	2022
Uruguay	125	0.2	2022
Bhutan	96	2.9	2022
Barbados	85	1.5	2022
Solomon Islands	81	5.1	2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	70	7.3	2022
Grenada	69	5.5	2022
Chile	69	0.0	2022
Botswana	68	0.3	2022
Saint Lucia	55	2.7	2022
Djibouti	55	1.6	2022
Namibia	54	0.4	2022
Dominica	52	8.5	2022
Mauritania	50	0.5	2022
Sint Maarten	49	3.1	2022
Burundi	48	1.6	2022
Oman	39	0.0	2022
Aruba	38	1.1	2022
Antigua and Barbuda	35	2.0	2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis	33	3.4	2022
Marshall Islands	30	10.7	2022
Federated States of Micronesia	23	5.5	2022
Kuwait	22	0.0	2022
San Marino	21	1.1	2022
Gabon	18	0.1	2022
Macau	17	0.1	2022
Kiribati	15	6.7	2022
Angola	14	0.0	2022
Seychelles	11	0.7	2022
Cayman Islands	9	0.1	2022
São Tomé and Príncipe	8	1.4	2022
Maldives	5	0.1	2022
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0	2022
Tuvalu	3	4.1	2022
Palau	2	1.2	2022
Brunei	1	0.0	2021
World	768,848	0.8	2022

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References

↑ "Personal remittances, received (current US$)". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
↑ "Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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[1] "Personal remittances, received (current US$)". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[2] "Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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