Kenya vs Peru: Personal remittances, received

Kenya
5.00 billion current US$
in 2024
Peru
5.30 billion current US$
in 2025
Kenya rank
41st
Peru rank
38th

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Kenya
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.30 billion current US$ against 5.00 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 299.51 million current US$.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 243.20 million current US$ 438.60 million current US$ 195.40 million current US$ Peru
2000s 402.71 million current US$ 1.44 billion current US$ 1.04 billion current US$ Peru
2010s 1.64 billion current US$ 2.89 billion current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ Peru
2020s 4.03 billion current US$ 3.92 billion current US$ 111.81 million current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Kenya or Peru?
Peru, at 5.30 billion current US$ against 5.00 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Kenya and Peru?
299.51 million current US$, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Kenya ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (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
243 places, 9,711 data points, 1970–2025
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.