Syria: Remittances
(measure: million U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank)
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Syria: Remittances, million USD, 2003 - 2010:
For that indicator, we provide data for Syria from 2003 to 2010. The average value for Syria during that period was 979.9 million U.S. dollars with a minimum of 690 million U.S. dollars in 2004 and a maximum of 1422.7 million U.S. dollars in 2010. The latest value from 2010 is 1422.7 million U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2010 based on 147 countries is 1904.81 million U.S. dollars. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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.