Canada vs Kuwait: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Canada
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.74 billion current US$ against 15.12 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 1.63 billion current US$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 billion current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 155.32 million current US$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.09 billion current US$ | 4.77 billion current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6.13 billion current US$ | 15.36 billion current US$ | 9.23 billion current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.67 billion current US$ | 16.19 billion current US$ | 4.52 billion current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Canada or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16.74 billion current US$ against 15.12 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Canada and Kuwait?
- 1.63 billion current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Kuwait rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Canada ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.