France vs Switzerland: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 42.68 billion current US$ against 20.80 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 21.87 billion current US$.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.60 billion current US$ | 1.77 billion current US$ | 1.84 billion current US$ | France |
| 1980s | 4.91 billion current US$ | 3.58 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | France |
| 1990s | 5.52 billion current US$ | 8.56 billion current US$ | 3.03 billion current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.02 billion current US$ | 10.76 billion current US$ | 1.74 billion current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.25 billion current US$ | 25.30 billion current US$ | 11.05 billion current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 18.66 billion current US$ | 35.90 billion current US$ | 17.24 billion current US$ | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 42.68 billion current US$ against 20.80 billion current US$ in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between France and Switzerland?
- 21.87 billion current US$, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- France ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). 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.