Personal remittances, paid (current US$) by country
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
106.53 billion current US$
United States
Lowest
840,343 current US$
Palestine
Median
292.49 million current US$
Years covered
60
1966–2025
Data points
9,728
What the numbers show
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 106.53 billion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 840,343 current US$ in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 292.49 million current US$, and the mean is 3.16 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 11,107.7%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 97.2%).
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) (IMF balance): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 106.53 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 58.69 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 42.68 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 26.67 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 22.72 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 20.19 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 20.01 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 16.74 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 15.96 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 15.12 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 14.31 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 12 | China | 14.04 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 13.91 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 13.83 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 13.17 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 12.08 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Qatar | 12.06 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 11.68 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 11.22 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 10.81 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 9.98 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Oman | 9.47 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 8.87 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 7.17 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 6.31 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 5.96 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 332.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 5.60 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 5.49 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Libya | 4.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 4.19 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 3.80 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 3.45 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 2.73 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 2.65 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Macao | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Bahrain | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.40 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 774.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.05 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkey | 2.04 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 1.86 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 1.78 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 1.77 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 1.75 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 1.52 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 1.47 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 499.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.46 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 1.34 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 1.31 billion current US$ | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 1.18 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 1.17 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 1.15 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 1.15 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 54 | South Africa | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2025 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Argentina | 842.50 million current US$ | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 794.15 million current US$ | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Haiti | 770.00 million current US$ | 2024 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 754.90 million current US$ | 2025 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Iceland | 750.02 million current US$ | 2025 | up 439.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 691.34 million current US$ | 2025 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Tanzania | 681.88 million current US$ | 2024 | up 593.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia | 672.18 million current US$ | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 670.68 million current US$ | 2025 | up 306.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Maldives | 661.84 million current US$ | 2025 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 660.52 million current US$ | 2025 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 654.41 million current US$ | 2025 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 643.39 million current US$ | 2025 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Armenia | 630.55 million current US$ | 2025 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 610.54 million current US$ | 2025 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 604.87 million current US$ | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 73 | Iraq | 596.40 million current US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 593.46 million current US$ | 2025 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 576.90 million current US$ | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 558.78 million current US$ | 2025 | up 386.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Syria | 530.18 million current US$ | 2010 | up 1,728.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 524.94 million current US$ | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Moldova | 503.76 million current US$ | 2025 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Uganda | 490.54 million current US$ | 2025 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 81 | Venezuela | 485.00 million current US$ | 2025 | up 361.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Belarus | 476.79 million current US$ | 2025 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Niger | 466.15 million current US$ | 2024 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 460.03 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 447.04 million current US$ | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Brunei | 444.82 million current US$ | 2009 | up 398.5% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 429.16 million current US$ | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 419.62 million current US$ | 2025 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Cambodia | 345.64 million current US$ | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Peru | 341.13 million current US$ | 2025 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 339.58 million current US$ | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 336.42 million current US$ | 2025 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 336.15 million current US$ | 2025 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Yemen | 332.70 million current US$ | 2016 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 328.89 million current US$ | 2025 | up 700.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahamas | 320.92 million current US$ | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Pakistan | 318.00 million current US$ | 2025 | up 960.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Philippines | 293.41 million current US$ | 2025 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 291.56 million current US$ | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 291.01 million current US$ | 2025 | up 210.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 266.09 million current US$ | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 102 | San Marino | 262.55 million current US$ | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 103 | Mozambique | 262.30 million current US$ | 2025 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Ukraine | 256.00 million current US$ | 2025 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 241.49 million current US$ | 2025 | up 350.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 235.63 million current US$ | 2025 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Albania | 227.25 million current US$ | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 226.41 million current US$ | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 225.42 million current US$ | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea | 224.97 million current US$ | 2024 | up 527.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Morocco | 220.15 million current US$ | 2025 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 203.03 million current US$ | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 197.51 million current US$ | 2025 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Bermuda | 195.23 million current US$ | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 190.23 million current US$ | 2025 | up 242.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Guyana | 181.34 million current US$ | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 178.87 million current US$ | 2019 | up 470.2% | volatile |
| 118 | South Sudan | 169.77 million current US$ | 2023 | up 6,969.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 164.93 million current US$ | 2025 | up 413.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Laos | 159.67 million current US$ | 2025 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 158.70 million current US$ | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 156.09 million current US$ | 2025 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 151.42 million current US$ | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Liberia | 150.81 million current US$ | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 145.70 million current US$ | 2024 | up 11,107.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Curacao | 141.67 million current US$ | 2023 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 127 | Zambia | 141.04 million current US$ | 2025 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Bolivia | 140.53 million current US$ | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 132.80 million current US$ | 2025 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 129.13 million current US$ | 2018 | — | rising |
| 131 | East Timor | 123.84 million current US$ | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | 123.60 million current US$ | 2025 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 121.71 million current US$ | 2015 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 134 | Aruba | 116.05 million current US$ | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Nigeria | 113.16 million current US$ | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Benin | 108.16 million current US$ | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Suriname | 106.39 million current US$ | 2025 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | 104.77 million current US$ | 2025 | up 1,003.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 104.28 million current US$ | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 140 | Cameroon | 101.29 million current US$ | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 141 | Togo | 100.73 million current US$ | 2020 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Rwanda | 100.02 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Paraguay | 92.53 million current US$ | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.68 million current US$ | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 83.67 million current US$ | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Gambia | 83.03 million current US$ | 2025 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Namibia | 80.92 million current US$ | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Madagascar | 78.70 million current US$ | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Congo | 78.32 million current US$ | 2021 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Tunisia | 77.22 million current US$ | 2025 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | 74.54 million current US$ | 2024 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 152 | Mauritania | 69.30 million current US$ | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 69.27 million current US$ | 2024 | up 386.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Seychelles | 67.86 million current US$ | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Kosovo | 62.41 million current US$ | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 155 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 62.41 million current US$ | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 59.86 million current US$ | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 158 | Grenada | 52.77 million current US$ | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 51.78 million current US$ | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Barbados | 48.76 million current US$ | 2017 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | 45.89 million current US$ | 2025 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 44.85 million current US$ | 2025 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 43.76 million current US$ | 2024 | up 303.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Eswatini | 43.33 million current US$ | 2025 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 36.61 million current US$ | 2025 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.34 million current US$ | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Faroe Islands | 34.40 million current US$ | 2011 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 29.72 million current US$ | 2025 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guatemala | 29.45 million current US$ | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 28.46 million current US$ | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 171 | Malawi | 27.60 million current US$ | 2025 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 27.38 million current US$ | 1994 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.90 million current US$ | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Nauru | 26.18 million current US$ | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 22.66 million current US$ | 2016 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 176 | Burundi | 22.36 million current US$ | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Sudan | 21.18 million current US$ | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 19.06 million current US$ | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Palau | 17.56 million current US$ | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (country) | 17.33 million current US$ | 2014 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 16.17 million current US$ | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 15.89 million current US$ | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 15.42 million current US$ | 1994 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.99 million current US$ | 2025 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 13.13 million current US$ | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 9.68 million current US$ | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominica | 9.04 million current US$ | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Comoros | 5.80 million current US$ | 2023 | up 602.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.63 million current US$ | 2025 | up 929.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Lesotho | 3.12 million current US$ | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 2.57 million current US$ | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 2.22 million current US$ | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 193 | Kenya | 1.60 million current US$ | 2025 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Kiribati | 1.08 million current US$ | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Djibouti | 974,595 current US$ | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Palestine | 840,343 current US$ | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 662.43 billion current US$
- High income 570.68 billion current US$
- OECD members 391.62 billion current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 380.72 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 252.47 billion current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 174.97 billion current US$
- European Union 168.86 billion current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 165.47 billion current US$
- Arab World 163.42 billion current US$
- Euro area 143.63 billion current US$
- North America 121.84 billion current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 114.20 billion current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 102.45 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 93.10 billion current US$
- Low & middle income 91.75 billion current US$
- Middle income 89.31 billion current US$
- Upper middle income 70.13 billion current US$
- IBRD only 68.76 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 50.81 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.81 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.74 billion current US$
- Central Europe and the Baltics 21.77 billion current US$
- Lower middle income 19.18 billion current US$
- South Asia 13.17 billion current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.17 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.67 billion current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 10.44 billion current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.44 billion current US$
- IDA total 8.68 billion current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8.13 billion current US$
- IDA only 6.63 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.94 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.94 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5.87 billion current US$
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4.40 billion current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.36 billion current US$
- Small states 4.28 billion current US$
- Least developed countries 3.91 billion current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.84 billion current US$
- Other small states 3.74 billion current US$
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.