Libya vs Sweden: Personal remittances, paid

Libya
4.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Sweden
4.20 billion current US$
in 2025
Libya rank
29th
Sweden rank
30th

Personal remittances, paid over time

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How they compare

Libya currently reports 4.82 billion current US$ against 4.20 billion current US$ in Sweden, a difference of 617.53 million current US$.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 867.76 million current US$ 81.92 million current US$ 785.84 million current US$ Libya
1980s 1.02 billion current US$ 280.96 million current US$ 740.38 million current US$ Libya
1990s 296.19 million current US$ 349.84 million current US$ 53.65 million current US$ Sweden
2000s 852.94 million current US$ 784.45 million current US$ 68.49 million current US$ Libya
2010s 1.27 billion current US$ 2.34 billion current US$ 1.07 billion current US$ Sweden
2020s 2.29 billion current US$ 3.74 billion current US$ 1.45 billion current US$ Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Libya or Sweden?
Libya, at 4.82 billion current US$ against 4.20 billion current US$ in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Libya and Sweden?
617.53 million current US$, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
Libya ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,655 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.