Japan vs South Asia: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 12.25 billion current US$ against 7.17 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 5.08 billion current US$.
That makes South Asia's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163.33 million current US$ | 26.75 million current US$ | 136.59 million current US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 280.00 million current US$ | 26.74 million current US$ | 253.26 million current US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.19 billion current US$ | 261.55 million current US$ | 1.93 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.69 billion current US$ | 2.11 billion current US$ | 572.49 million current US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.74 billion current US$ | 7.05 billion current US$ | 2.31 billion current US$ | South Asia |
| 2020s | 6.35 billion current US$ | 11.34 billion current US$ | 4.99 billion current US$ | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Japan or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 12.25 billion current US$ against 7.17 billion current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Japan and South Asia?
- 5.08 billion current US$, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Japan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). 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.