Afghanistan vs India: Personal remittances, received

Afghanistan
4.0%
in 2020
India
3.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
70th
India rank
72nd

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
01234197520002025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in India, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was India ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 70th and India ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan India Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 3.9% 2.9% India
2010s 2.6% 3.2% 0.6% India
2020s 4.0% 3.1% 0.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Afghanistan or India?
Afghanistan, at 4.0% against 3.8% in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Afghanistan and India?
0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Afghanistan ranks 70th and India ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,154 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.