Kenya vs Small states: Personal remittances, received

Kenya
5.00 billion current US$
in 2024
Small states
4.22 billion current US$
in 2025
Kenya rank
41st
Small states rank
43rd

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Kenya
  • Small states
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.00 billion current US$ against 4.22 billion current US$ in Small states, a difference of 784.22 million current US$.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 41st and Small states ranks 43rd of 195 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 14.65 million current US$ 78.97 million current US$ 64.31 million current US$ Small states
1980s 63.89 million current US$ 373.47 million current US$ 309.58 million current US$ Small states
1990s 243.20 million current US$ 719.54 million current US$ 476.34 million current US$ Small states
2000s 402.71 million current US$ 1.93 billion current US$ 1.53 billion current US$ Small states
2010s 1.64 billion current US$ 4.27 billion current US$ 2.63 billion current US$ Small states
2020s 4.03 billion current US$ 5.83 billion current US$ 1.80 billion current US$ Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Kenya or Small states?
Kenya, at 5.00 billion current US$ against 4.22 billion current US$ in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Kenya and Small states?
784.22 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Small states rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Kenya ranks 41st and Small states ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). 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.