Remittances, percent of GDP - Country rankings

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Remittances as percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 174 countries was 5.13 percent. The highest value was in Tajikistan: 38.42 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Remittances, percent of GDP, 2023 Global rank Available data
Tajikistan 38.42 1 2002 - 2023
Lebanon 35.51 2 2002 - 2023
Samoa 28.36 3 1977 - 2023
Nepal 26.89 4 1993 - 2023
Gambia 26.82 5 1978 - 2023
Nicaragua 26.18 6 1992 - 2023
Honduras 25.58 7 1974 - 2023
Lesotho 24.12 8 1975 - 2023
El Salvador 23.94 9 1976 - 2023
Palestine 21.84 10 1995 - 2023
Haiti 21.4 11 1971 - 2023
Comoros 20.77 12 1980 - 2023
Yemen 20.52 13 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 19.46 14 1977 - 2023
Jamaica 19.1 15 1976 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 18.59 16 1993 - 2023
Liberia 18.47 17 2004 - 2023
Uzbekistan 17.71 18 2005 - 2023
Vanuatu 15.68 19 1982 - 2023
Somalia 14.85 20 1979 - 2023
Georgia 14.74 21 1997 - 2023
Moldova 12.27 22 1995 - 2023
Cape Verde 12.24 23 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 11.74 24 1977 - 2023
Montenegro 10.87 25 2005 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 10.53 26 1998 - 2023
Jordan 9.72 27 1972 - 2023
Senegal 9.47 28 1974 - 2023
G.-Bissau 9.38 29 1988 - 2023
Fiji 9.1 30 1979 - 2023
Dominica 9.05 31 1977 - 2023
Philippines 8.94 32 1977 - 2023
Cambodia 8.81 33 1992 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 8.65 34 1970 - 2023
Morocco 8.6 35 1975 - 2023
Albania 8.57 36 1992 - 2023
Ukraine 8.46 37 1996 - 2023
Pakistan 7.85 38 1976 - 2023
Serbia 7.68 39 2005 - 2023
Armenia 7.64 40 1995 - 2023
Croatia 6.89 41 1993 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 6.7 42 1986 - 2023
Ghana 6.41 43 1979 - 2023
Sri Lanka 6.4 44 1975 - 2023
Egypt 6.11 45 1977 - 2023
Sierra Leone 6.1 46 1980 - 2023
Togo 6.1 47 1974 - 2023
Nigeria 5.65 48 1977 - 2023
Tunisia 5.56 49 1976 - 2023
Mali 5.52 50 1975 - 2023
Kiribati 5.38 51 1979 - 2023
Bangladesh 5.26 52 1976 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 5.18 53 1999 - 2023
Micronesia 5.07 54 2005 - 2023
Tuvalu 4.82 55 2001 - 2023
Belize 4.63 56 1984 - 2023
Ecuador 4.33 57 1976 - 2023
Rwanda 3.93 58 1976 - 2023
Kenya 3.92 59 1970 - 2023
Suriname 3.88 60 1977 - 2023
Azerbaijan 3.87 61 1995 - 2023
Grenada 3.74 62 1986 - 2023
Mexico 3.7 63 1979 - 2023
India 3.52 64 1975 - 2023
Guyana 3.27 65 1982 - 2023
Vietnam 3.26 66 2000 - 2023
Mozambique 3.22 67 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 3.21 68 1976 - 2023
Niger 3.15 69 1974 - 2023
North Macedonia 3.13 70 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso 2.85 71 1974 - 2023
Latvia 2.82 72 1996 - 2023
Colombia 2.78 73 1970 - 2023
Romania 2.76 74 1994 - 2023
Luxembourg 2.72 75 1995 - 2023
Uganda 2.63 76 1999 - 2023
Swaziland 2.62 77 1974 - 2023
Saint Lucia 2.5 78 1983 - 2023
Bulgaria 2.44 79 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 2.43 80 1986 - 2023
Madagascar 2.37 81 1974 - 2023
Guinea 2.36 82 1986 - 2023
Burma 2.31 83 1987 - 2023
Belgium 2.29 84 1975 - 2023
Mongolia 2.21 85 1998 - 2023
DR Congo 2.05 86 2005 - 2023
Mauritius 1.94 87 1994 - 2023
Thailand 1.9 88 1975 - 2023
Cyprus 1.86 89 1976 - 2023
Belarus 1.85 90 1993 - 2023
Malawi 1.85 91 1994 - 2023
Burundi 1.83 92 2004 - 2023
Hungary 1.7 93 1995 - 2023
Slovakia 1.69 94 1993 - 2023
Peru 1.58 95 1990 - 2023
Laos 1.42 96 1984 - 2023
Djibouti 1.41 97 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 1.4 98 1975 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 1.35 99 1978 - 2023
Barbados 1.33 100 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 1.3 101 1992 - 2023
Czechia 1.27 102 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 1.25 103 1995 - 2023
Estonia 1.2 104 1994 - 2023
Benin 1.19 105 1974 - 2023
France 1.15 106 1975 - 2023
Malta 1.11 107 1971 - 2023
Indonesia 1.06 108 1983 - 2023
Sudan 0.91 109 1977 - 2023
Zambia 0.89 110 2003 - 2023
Poland 0.84 111 1994 - 2023
Cameroon 0.78 112 1979 - 2023
Algeria 0.74 113 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.73 114 1977 - 2023
Iceland 0.66 115 1976 - 2023
Austria 0.64 116 1970 - 2023
Panama 0.64 117 1977 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.63 118 1975 - 2023
Sweden 0.62 119 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.57 120 1975 - 2023
Mauritania 0.57 121 1975 - 2023
Namibia 0.5 122 1990 - 2023
Seychelles 0.49 123 1989 - 2023
Italy 0.47 124 1970 - 2023
Portugal 0.47 125 1975 - 2023
Germany 0.46 126 1971 - 2023
South Korea 0.45 127 1976 - 2023
Malaysia 0.44 128 1975 - 2023
Tanzania 0.42 129 1978 - 2023
Bahamas 0.38 130 2005 - 2023
Palau 0.38 131 2005 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.36 132 1977 - 2023
Denmark 0.35 133 1992 - 2023
Iraq 0.35 134 2005 - 2023
Russia 0.34 135 1994 - 2023
Botswana 0.31 136 1975 - 2023
Spain 0.31 137 1975 - 2023
China 0.28 138 1982 - 2023
Switzerland 0.28 139 1977 - 2023
Argentina 0.25 140 1983 - 2023
Netherlands 0.24 141 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 0.24 142 1972 - 2023
Finland 0.23 143 1975 - 2023
Greece 0.22 144 1976 - 2023
South Africa 0.22 145 1970 - 2023
Brazil 0.2 146 1989 - 2023
Israel 0.19 147 1970 - 2023
Macao 0.19 148 2002 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.17 149 1995 - 2023
Uruguay 0.16 150 1979 - 2023
Japan 0.13 151 1977 - 2023
Norway 0.12 152 1975 - 2023
UK 0.12 153 1987 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.11 154 1998 - 2023
Australia 0.1 155 1970 - 2023
Gabon 0.09 156 1978 - 2023
Ireland 0.08 157 1990 - 2023
Turkey 0.08 158 1974 - 2023
Maldives 0.07 159 1983 - 2023
Canada 0.04 160 1995 - 2023
Oman 0.04 161 1978 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.03 162 2005 - 2023
USA 0.03 163 1977 - 2023
Chile 0.02 164 1983 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.02 165 1978 - 2023
Angola 0.01 166 1996 - 2023
Brunei 0.01 167 2005 - 2023
Kuwait 0.01 168 2005 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.01 169 1976 - 2023
Andorra 0 170 2005 - 2023
Bahrain 0 171 2005 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 172 1977 - 2023
Chad 0 173 1985 - 2023
Singapore 0 174 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.

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1. Tajikistan
2. Lebanon
3. Samoa
4. Nepal
5. Gambia
6. Nicaragua
7. Honduras
8. Lesotho
9. El Salvador
10. Palestine
11. Haiti
12. Comoros
13. Yemen
14. Guatemala
15. Jamaica
16. Kyrgyzstan
17. Liberia
18. Uzbekistan
19. Vanuatu
20. Somalia
21. Georgia
22. Moldova
23. Cape Verde
24. Zimbabwe
25. Montenegro
26. Bosnia & Herz.
27. Jordan
28. Senegal
29. G.-Bissau
30. Fiji
31. Dominica
32. Philippines
33. Cambodia
34. Domin. Rep.
35. Morocco
36. Albania
37. Ukraine
38. Pakistan
39. Serbia
40. Armenia
41. Croatia
42. St. Vincent & ...
43. Ghana
44. Sri Lanka
45. Egypt
46. Sierra Leone
47. Togo
48. Nigeria
49. Tunisia
50. Mali
51. Kiribati
52. Bangladesh
53. Solomon Isl.
54. Micronesia
55. Tuvalu
56. Belize
57. Ecuador
58. Rwanda
59. Kenya
60. Suriname
61. Azerbaijan
62. Grenada
63. Mexico
64. India
65. Guyana
66. Vietnam
67. Mozambique
68. Bolivia
69. Niger
70. North Macedonia
71. Burkina Faso
72. Latvia
73. Colombia
74. Romania
75. Luxembourg
76. Uganda
77. Swaziland
78. Saint Lucia
79. Bulgaria
80. Ant.& Barb.
81. Madagascar
82. Guinea
83. Burma
84. Belgium
85. Mongolia
86. DR Congo
87. Mauritius
88. Thailand
89. Cyprus
90. Belarus
91. Malawi
92. Burundi
93. Hungary
94. Slovakia
95. Peru
96. Laos
97. Djibouti
98. Paraguay
99. S.T.&Principe
100. Barbados
101. Slovenia
102. Czechia
103. Lithuania
104. Estonia
105. Benin
106. France
107. Malta
108. Indonesia
109. Sudan
110. Zambia
111. Poland
112. Cameroon
113. Algeria
114. Costa Rica
115. Iceland
116. Austria
117. Panama
118. Tr.&Tobago
119. Sweden
120. Ivory Coast
121. Mauritania
122. Namibia
123. Seychelles
124. Italy
125. Portugal
126. Germany
127. South Korea
128. Malaysia
129. Tanzania
130. Bahamas
131. Palau
132. Ethiopia
133. Denmark
134. Iraq
135. Russia
136. Botswana
137. Spain
138. China
139. Switzerland
140. Argentina
141. Netherlands
142. New Zealand
143. Finland
144. Greece
145. South Africa
146. Brazil
147. Israel
148. Macao
149. Kazakhstan
150. Uruguay
151. Japan
152. Norway
153. UK
154. Hong Kong
155. Australia
156. Gabon
157. Ireland
158. Turkey
159. Maldives
160. Canada
161. Oman
162. Saudi Arabia
163. USA
164. Chile
165. R. of Congo
166. Angola
167. Brunei
168. Kuwait
169. Papua N.G.
170. Andorra
171. Bahrain
172. C.A. Republic
173. Chad
174. Singapore
38.42
35.51
28.36
26.89
26.82
26.18
25.58
24.12
23.94
21.84
21.40
20.77
20.52
19.46
19.10
18.59
18.47
17.71
15.68
14.85
14.74
12.27
12.24
11.74
10.87
10.53
9.72
9.47
9.38
9.10
9.05
8.94
8.81
8.65
8.60
8.57
8.46
7.85
7.68
7.64
6.89
6.70
6.41
6.40
6.11
6.10
6.10
5.65
5.56
5.52
5.38
5.26
5.18
5.07
4.82
4.63
4.33
3.93
3.92
3.88
3.87
3.74
3.70
3.52
3.27
3.26
3.22
3.21
3.15
3.13
2.85
2.82
2.78
2.76
2.72
2.63
2.62
2.50
2.44
2.43
2.37
2.36
2.31
2.29
2.21
2.05
1.94
1.90
1.86
1.85
1.85
1.83
1.70
1.69
1.58
1.42
1.41
1.40
1.35
1.33
1.30
1.27
1.25
1.20
1.19
1.15
1.11
1.06
0.91
0.89
0.84
0.78
0.74
0.73
0.66
0.64
0.64
0.63
0.62
0.57
0.57
0.50
0.49
0.47
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.44
0.42
0.38
0.38
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.34
0.31
0.31
0.28
0.28
0.25
0.24
0.24
0.23
0.22
0.22
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.17
0.16
0.13
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
9.6
19.2
28.8
38.42


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