Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
491.97 % change on previous year
Mauritania
Lowest
-98.97 % change on previous year
South Sudan
Median
5.67 % change on previous year
Years covered
59
1967–2025
Data points
9,317
What the numbers show
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 491.97 % change on previous year in Mauritania; the lowest is -98.97 % change on previous year in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.67 % change on previous year, and the mean is 11.89 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 13,009.1%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 23,408.8%).
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 491.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,985.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea | 151.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 150.97 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 4,127.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 143.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 540.3% | volatile |
| 5 | French Polynesia | 137.96 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 1,535.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 121.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 108.34 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Belarus | 107.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,126.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 105.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13,009.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Libya | 91.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 74.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 61.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 60.96 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 373.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 57.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Lithuania | 55.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 260.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 54.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 52.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 51.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 303.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 47.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 827.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 47.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 40.74 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Namibia | 40.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 38.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Naoero | 36.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 35.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 505.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 33.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 497.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 32.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 31.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 570.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 30.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 489.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Comoros | 30.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 495.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 26.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 26.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 25.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,654.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 24.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Tuvalu | 23.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Montenegro | 23.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 22.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 21.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 459.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Palau | 19.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,159.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 18.36 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Kuwait | 18.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 18.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | 18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 453.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Israel | 17.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 544.3% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 17.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 204.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 16.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechia | 16.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 16.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 351.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 16.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 15.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 15.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Iceland | 14.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 14.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Haiti | 13.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,657.4% | volatile |
| 58 | San Marino | 13.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 13.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 13.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 12.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 233.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Cape Verde | 12.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Malta | 12.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,640.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Hong Kong, China | 12.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Malaysia | 12.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 12.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Austria | 11.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 11.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,546.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | 10.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 10.88 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 10.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 10.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 10.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Estonia | 9.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 9.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 9.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Seychelles | 9.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 266.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahamas | 8.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Liberia | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Germany | 8.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 7.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 7.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Curaçao | 7.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 7.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 7.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 6.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 316.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Jordan | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 6.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 5.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.82 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 5.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 98 | France | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Colombia | 5.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 5.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Aruba | 5.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Maldives | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kosovo | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Qatar | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 4.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 112 | United States of America | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,757.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Peru | 3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Macau, China | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Kiribati | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Lesotho | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Bermuda | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Niger | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Lebanon | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Grenada | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8781 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Cayman Islands | 0.1928 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 0.1109 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 131 | India | 0.0853 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Angola | 0.0205 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Chile | -0.1056 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | -0.1401 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Korea | -0.1633 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.1773 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | -0.207 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Bangladesh | -0.4593 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Canada | -0.7349 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Australia | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Mali | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Republic of Moldova | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Suriname | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 146 | New Zealand | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Ireland | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 253.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Oman | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | -4.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Tonga | -5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | -5.54 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Uruguay | -5.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Samoa | -6.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Cambodia | -6.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 160 | China | -6.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Uganda | -8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | -8.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 461.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Jamaica | -9.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Mexico | -9.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Pakistan | -9.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | -10.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23,408.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | -10.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 371.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Brazil | -11.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Zambia | -12.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Fiji | -12.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Andorra | -15.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Iraq | -15.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | -15.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,190.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | -17.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,257.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Algeria | -20.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Kyrgyzstan | -20.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 222.5% | volatile |
| 177 | El Salvador | -22.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Central African Republic | -23.89 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 171.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Nepal | -24.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Eswatini | -27.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Poland | -28.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 258.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Ecuador | -29.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -42.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 356.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | -43.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Botswana | -44.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 646.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -48.57 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 322.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Gabon | -56.64 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 183.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | -62.34 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | -63.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Gambia | -71.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Djibouti | -74.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,030.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Kenya | -87.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Palestine, State of | -90.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 473.7% | volatile |
| 194 | South Sudan | -98.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 75.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Early-demographic dividend 7.79 % change on previous year
- North America 3.21 % change on previous year
- OECD members -3.8 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -3.81 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -3.86 % change on previous year
- South Asia -7.09 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -7.09 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -8.15 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -8.9 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -9.05 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -12.46 % change on previous year
- Euro area -13.48 % change on previous year
- High income -13.8 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -14.43 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -14.61 % change on previous year
- European Union -14.77 % change on previous year
- World -15.05 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -17.76 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -18.71 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -20.37 % change on previous year
- Middle income -20.97 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -21.11 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -21.34 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -21.38 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -22.05 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -22.24 % change on previous year
- Other small states -37.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -38.32 % change on previous year
- Arab World -38.86 % change on previous year
- Small states -39.1 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -41.84 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -46.26 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -46.43 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -48.09 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -48.58 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -48.76 % change on previous year
- IDA total -51.55 % change on previous year
- IDA only -52.72 % change on previous year
- Low income -55.76 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -56.35 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.