Remittances - Country rankings
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Remittances, million USD, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 13 countries was 322.14 million U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Australia: 1656.24 million U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Palau: 1 million U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. 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, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1656.24 | 1 | 1970 - 2023 |
| N. Caledonia | 621.06 | 2 | 2002 - 2023 |
| New Zealand | 617.13 | 3 | 1972 - 2023 |
| Fiji | 500 | 4 | 1979 - 2023 |
| Samoa | 264.87 | 5 | 1977 - 2023 |
| Tonga | 222 | 6 | 1971 - 2023 |
| Vanuatu | 176.6 | 7 | 1982 - 2023 |
| Solomon Isl. | 84.55 | 8 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Micronesia | 23.34 | 9 | 2005 - 2023 |
| Kiribati | 15 | 10 | 1979 - 2023 |
| Papua N.G. | 3.08 | 11 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Tuvalu | 3 | 12 | 2001 - 2023 |
| Palau | 1 | 13 | 2005 - 2023 |
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.
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