Malaysia vs Thailand: Personal remittances, paid

Malaysia
10.84 billion current US$
in 2024
Thailand
9.98 billion current US$
in 2025
Malaysia rank
19th
Thailand rank
21st

Personal remittances, paid over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.84 billion current US$ against 9.98 billion current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 858.02 million current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 21st of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 10.57 million current US$ 14.49 million current US$ 3.92 million current US$ Thailand
1980s 61.15 million current US$ 61.43 million current US$ 278,140 current US$ Thailand
1990s 168.04 million current US$ 125.71 million current US$ 42.33 million current US$ Malaysia
2000s 6.53 billion current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ 3.26 billion current US$ Malaysia
2010s 9.85 billion current US$ 4.17 billion current US$ 5.68 billion current US$ Malaysia
2020s 9.46 billion current US$ 6.99 billion current US$ 2.47 billion current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 10.84 billion current US$ against 9.98 billion current US$ in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between Malaysia and Thailand?
858.02 million current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.