Turkey: Remittances

The latest value from 2025 is 761 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 982 million U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 7156.33 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 129 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1974 to 2025 is 1989.63 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 696 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 5356 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1998. 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 remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. 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. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.