Germany: Remittances

For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from 2013 to 2017. The average value for Germany during that period was 11.56 million U.S. dollars with a minimum of 5.41 million U.S. dollars in 2013 and a maximum of 26.81 million U.S. dollars in 2014. The latest value from 2017 is 7.79 million U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2017 based on 152 countries is 2529.57 million U.S. dollars. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Remittances are the money sent home by people who work in a foreign country. These are, for example, the money sent to Mexico by Mexican workers in the U.S.

Definition: Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.