China vs India: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 14.04 billion current US$ against 12.08 billion current US$ in India, a difference of 1.95 billion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was India ahead.
China ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.88 million current US$ | 51.37 million current US$ | 48.49 million current US$ | India |
| 1990s | 137.30 million current US$ | 203.43 million current US$ | 66.13 million current US$ | India |
| 2000s | 1.79 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 87.27 million current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 6.66 billion current US$ | 5.73 billion current US$ | 931.76 million current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 15.93 billion current US$ | 10.30 billion current US$ | 5.63 billion current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, China or India?
- China, at 14.04 billion current US$ against 12.08 billion current US$ in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between China and India?
- 1.95 billion current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- China ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.