Japan vs Thailand: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.98 billion current US$ against 7.17 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 2.82 billion current US$.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163.33 million current US$ | 15.42 million current US$ | 147.92 million current US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 280.00 million current US$ | 42.79 million current US$ | 237.21 million current US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.30 billion current US$ | 53.48 million current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.93 billion current US$ | 3.27 billion current US$ | 666.65 million current US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.74 billion current US$ | 4.17 billion current US$ | 569.20 million current US$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.35 billion current US$ | 7.49 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.98 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 Thailand?
- 2.82 billion current US$, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- Japan ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). 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.