Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances, paid

Bangladesh
164.93 million current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
166.05 million current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
119th

Personal remittances, paid over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 166.05 million current US$ against 164.93 million current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.12 million current US$.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 195 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2.19 million current US$ 13.12 million current US$ 10.93 million current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 6.23 million current US$ 248.05 million current US$ 241.82 million current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 34.47 million current US$ 831.73 million current US$ 797.26 million current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 129.00 million current US$ 420.40 million current US$ 291.40 million current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 166.05 million current US$ against 164.93 million current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
1.12 million current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
Bangladesh ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,655 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.