* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Remittances, million USD, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 132 countries was 3715.25 million U.S. dollars.The highest value was in India: 82977.28 million U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 million U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Remittances, 2021 Global rank Available data
India 82977.28 1 1975 - 2021
Mexico 51585.87 2 1979 - 2021
Egypt 31487 3 1977 - 2021
Pakistan 31074 4 1976 - 2021
Philippines 27859.99 5 1977 - 2021
Bangladesh 22109.8 6 1976 - 2021
Nigeria 19241.17 7 1977 - 2021
Guatemala 15280.1 8 1977 - 2021
Morocco 10704.83 9 1975 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 10402.5 10 1968 - 2021
Indonesia 9164.04 11 1981 - 2021
Colombia 8597.25 12 1968 - 2021
Thailand 7930.85 13 1975 - 2021
Nepal 7926.34 14 1976 - 2021
El Salvador 7465.24 15 1977 - 2021
Honduras 7184.43 16 1974 - 2021
Uzbekistan 6865.17 17 2005 - 2021
South Korea 6853.2 18 1976 - 2021
Lebanon 6108.36 19 2002 - 2021
Russia 5780.01 20 2001 - 2021
China 5368.11 21 1982 - 2021
Japan 5084.64 22 1996 - 2021
Jordan 4822.54 23 1972 - 2021
Romania 4580.63 24 1971 - 2021
Ukraine 4469 25 2000 - 2021
Ecuador 4362.38 26 1976 - 2021
Serbia 4291.56 27 2007 - 2021
Haiti 4196.39 28 1971 - 2021
Ghana 4167.75 29 1975 - 2021
Brazil 3845.14 30 1975 - 2021
Kenya 3770.09 31 1975 - 2021
Peru 3591.69 32 1977 - 2021
Jamaica 3497.1 33 1976 - 2021
Poland 3341 34 1976 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 2792.5 35 1993 - 2021
UK 2717.04 36 1970 - 2021
Tunisia 2474.57 37 1976 - 2021
Croatia 2426.96 38 1993 - 2021
Italy 2279.67 39 1970 - 2021
Nicaragua 2146.9 40 1977 - 2021
Georgia 2081.93 41 1997 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 1839.06 42 1998 - 2021
Algeria 1617.43 43 1977 - 2021
Bolivia 1398.71 44 1976 - 2021
Bulgaria 1381.79 45 1980 - 2021
Albania 1345.09 46 1980 - 2021
Moldova 1231.56 47 1995 - 2021
DR Congo 1205.93 48 2011 - 2021
Armenia 1140.24 49 1993 - 2021
Azerbaijan 1133.39 50 1999 - 2021
Uganda 1082.64 51 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 1041.28 52 1992 - 2021
Czechia 1024.8 53 2004 - 2021
Sudan 1007.28 54 1977 - 2021
Tajikistan 867.16 55 2002 - 2021
Qatar 858.79 56 2011 - 2021
Argentina 845.72 57 1976 - 2021
Iraq 789.4 58 2005 - 2021
Latvia 734.36 59 1997 - 2021
Lithuania 730.8 60 1993 - 2021
Belgium 727.31 61 2002 - 2021
New Zealand 661.46 62 2000 - 2021
Paraguay 585.38 63 1975 - 2021
Costa Rica 558.81 64 1977 - 2021
Belarus 544.95 65 1993 - 2021
Gambia 543.5 66 1978 - 2021
Cyprus 540.83 67 1976 - 2021
Guyana 537.35 68 1977 - 2021
Turkey 517 69 1974 - 2021
Panama 512.71 70 1977 - 2021
Hungary 505.47 71 1982 - 2021
Fiji 455.53 72 1979 - 2021
Ethiopia 447.65 73 1977 - 2021
Greece 429.15 74 1976 - 2021
Sweden 413.82 75 1970 - 2021
Madagascar 410.97 76 1974 - 2021
North Macedonia 407.95 77 1996 - 2021
Montenegro 400.4 78 2007 - 2021
Rwanda 378.55 79 2010 - 2021
Guinea 342.34 80 1986 - 2021
Kazakhstan 306.01 81 2000 - 2021
Cape Verde 298.7 82 1977 - 2021
Cameroon 297.25 83 1977 - 2021
Austria 293.14 84 2005 - 2021
Slovakia 291.72 85 1994 - 2021
Comoros 283.91 86 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 278.18 87 2005 - 2021
Mauritius 271.51 88 1976 - 2021
France 262.68 89 1975 - 2021
Malta 259.98 90 1971 - 2021
Zambia 241.69 91 1978 - 2021
Malawi 239.12 92 1977 - 2021
Samoa 238.89 93 1977 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 228.57 94 1975 - 2021
Mongolia 197.58 95 1981 - 2021
Estonia 183.8 96 1992 - 2021
Tonga 179.1 97 1971 - 2021
Netherlands 163.34 98 2004 - 2021
Palestine 152.56 99 1995 - 2021
Suriname 147.62 100 2005 - 2021
Laos 138.26 101 1984 - 2021
Belize 133 102 1984 - 2021
Uruguay 122.17 103 1978 - 2021
Swaziland 103.65 104 1974 - 2021
Slovenia 93.26 105 1992 - 2021
Finland 89.93 106 1975 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 84.73 107 1978 - 2021
Luxembourg 81.87 108 2002 - 2021
Macao 73.9 109 2002 - 2021
Grenada 73.37 110 1977 - 2021
Bhutan 71.93 111 2006 - 2021
Saint Lucia 61.86 112 1976 - 2021
Dominica 54.56 113 1976 - 2021
Iceland 54.35 114 1976 - 2021
Vanuatu 50.16 115 1982 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 48.84 116 1977 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 32.79 117 1975 - 2021
Aruba 31.59 118 1986 - 2021
Botswana 20.99 119 1975 - 2021
Namibia 20.51 120 1990 - 2021
Mauritania 13.15 121 1975 - 2021
Angola 12.63 122 1985 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 7.81 123 1974 - 2021
Kiribati 7.66 124 1979 - 2021
Seychelles 6.91 125 1976 - 2021
Lesotho 5.13 126 1975 - 2021
Palau 1.15 127 2005 - 2021
Tuvalu 0.14 128 2001 - 2021
Bermuda 0 129 2007 - 2021
Ireland 0 130 2005 - 2021
Oman 0 131 1974 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0 132 1971 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

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.
82977.28
51585.87
31487.00
31074.00
27859.99
22109.80
19241.17
15280.10
10704.83
10402.50
9164.04
8597.25
7930.85
7926.34
7465.24
7184.43
6865.17
6853.20
6108.36
5780.01
5368.11
5084.64
4822.54
4580.63
4469.00
4362.38
4291.56
4196.39
4167.75
3845.14
3770.09
3591.69
3497.10
3341.00
2792.50
2717.04
2474.57
2426.96
2279.67
2146.90
2081.93
1839.06
1617.43
1398.71
1381.79
1345.09
1231.56
1205.93
1140.24
1133.39
1082.64
1041.28
1024.80
1007.28
867.16
858.79
845.72
789.40
734.36
730.80
727.31
661.46
585.38
558.81
544.95
543.50
540.83
537.35
517.00
512.71
505.47
455.53
447.65
429.15
413.82
410.97
407.95
400.40
378.55
342.34
306.01
298.70
297.25
293.14
291.72
283.91
278.18
271.51
262.68
259.98
241.69
239.12
238.89
228.57
197.58
183.80
179.10
163.34
152.56
147.62
138.26
133.00
122.17
103.65
93.26
89.93
84.73
81.87
73.90
73.37
71.93
61.86
54.56
54.35
50.16
48.84
32.79
31.59
20.99
20.51
13.15
12.63
7.81
7.66
6.91
5.13
1.15
0.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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41488.6
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