Japan vs Low income: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Japan
- Low income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.73 billion current US$ against 3.59 billion current US$ in Low income, a difference of 1.14 billion current US$.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Low income ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Low income ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126.67 million current US$ | 777.70 million current US$ | 651.03 million current US$ | Low income |
| 1980s | 186.00 million current US$ | 1.01 billion current US$ | 823.18 million current US$ | Low income |
| 1990s | 680.78 million current US$ | 2.09 billion current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ | Low income |
| 2000s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 4.40 billion current US$ | 3.25 billion current US$ | Low income |
| 2010s | 3.28 billion current US$ | 9.46 billion current US$ | 6.18 billion current US$ | Low income |
| 2020s | 4.95 billion current US$ | 10.50 billion current US$ | 5.55 billion current US$ | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Japan or Low income?
- Japan, at 4.73 billion current US$ against 3.59 billion current US$ in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Japan and Low income?
- 1.14 billion current US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low income rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Japan ranks 44th and Low income ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). 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.