Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
339.74 % change on previous year
South Sudan
Lowest
-71.37 % change on previous year
Papua New Guinea
Median
6.41 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
9,392
What the numbers show
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 339.74 % change on previous year in South Sudan; the lowest is -71.37 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.41 % change on previous year, and the mean is 11.07 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Palau (up 35,286.4%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 12,235.4%).
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 339.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7,043.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Congo | 247.99 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Naoero | 153.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,313.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 125.3 % change on previous year | 1994 | up 1,142.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 83.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 73.29 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 538.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 65.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Kiribati | 54.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 481.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 49.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 249.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 40.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 735.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 36.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 35.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,440.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Paraguay | 34.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 33.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 222.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 30.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 187.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 30.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 917.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 28.04 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 8,684.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 27.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 384.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 26.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Honduras | 25.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 25.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 203.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 24.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 947.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea | 24.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 23.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,023.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 22.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,347.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Macau, China | 21.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.2 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 29 | China | 20.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 19.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Panama | 19.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 18.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 591.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Kenya | 18.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 18.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 629.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 18.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 17.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 351.2% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 17.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 17.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Bermuda | 16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 458.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 15.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 15.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,131.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 15.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 15.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 14.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,143.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Iceland | 14.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,399.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia | 13.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 13.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 13.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 447.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 13.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 296.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Albania | 12.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 12.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Yemen | 12.54 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 12.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 12.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 12.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 12.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 11.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 856.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 11.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Curaçao | 11.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 631.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kosovo | 11.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 717.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 10.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Netherlands | 10.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 10.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 10.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,100.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 10.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 9.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Suriname | 9.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 9.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Haiti | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 9.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 75 | India | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 9.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 9.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Poland | 8.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Comoros | 8.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 348.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Andorra | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 8.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Faroe Islands | 8.21 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 8.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Czechia | 8.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 361.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 8.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 7.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 7.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 7.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | 7.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | 7.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 6.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Libya | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Switzerland | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 772.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.86 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | rising |
| 102 | Italy | 5.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 5.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 5.7 % change on previous year | 1993 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Maldives | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Georgia | 4.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Palau | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35,286.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 4.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Seychelles | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Nepal | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Niger | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 115 | France | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 118 | United States of America | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | 3.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Malawi | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Philippines | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Nigeria | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 268.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Gambia | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 132 | San Marino | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Aruba | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Japan | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Dominica | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Angola | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 141 | New Caledonia | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Hong Kong, China | 0.8374 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | 0.7579 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 0.5559 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1953 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | -0.0448 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Denmark | -0.0539 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | -0.1789 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Rwanda | -0.1963 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.9112 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 176.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.9768 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | -1 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 180.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Canada | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Korea | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Brazil | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Algeria | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Myanmar | -4.5 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 805.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Türkiye | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Afghanistan | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Mexico | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 196.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Uganda | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine, State of | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 906.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Malaysia | -5.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Mauritius | -9.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -9.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 568.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Russian Federation | -11.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Fiji | -11.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 234.6% | volatile |
| 175 | New Zealand | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 933.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Argentina | -12.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 467.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Cameroon | -12.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -12.39 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Qatar | -12.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | -13.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -14.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | -15.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 736.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | -17.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,929.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Ukraine | -19.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Ghana | -19.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Cambodia | -22.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 398.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Gabon | -37.36 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 161.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Iraq | -40.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12,235.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Mauritania | -43.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Barbados | -45.92 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 178.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Eswatini | -58.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 311.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | -71.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 9.67 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9.54 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 7.11 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6.77 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.77 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 5.46 % change on previous year
- North America 3.29 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 1.95 % change on previous year
- Arab World 1.28 % change on previous year
- South Asia 0.7098 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0.7098 % change on previous year
- OECD members -0.6199 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -0.8968 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -1.68 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -2.26 % change on previous year
- High income -3.35 % change on previous year
- European Union -3.48 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -4.49 % change on previous year
- Middle income -5.13 % change on previous year
- Euro area -5.77 % change on previous year
- World -6.12 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -6.14 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -6.35 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -6.98 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -7.35 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -7.39 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -8.81 % change on previous year
- Other small states -9.39 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -9.58 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -11.28 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -13.56 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -17.85 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -17.89 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -18.19 % change on previous year
- IDA total -19.17 % change on previous year
- Small states -22.19 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -22.66 % change on previous year
- IDA only -34.5 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -36.08 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -38.34 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.