Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
47.89
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.0127
Kuwait
Median
1.3
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,409
What the numbers show
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 47.89 in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.0127 in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3, and the mean is 4.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,763.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 439.1%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 97.0%).
Personal remittances, received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 47.89 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lebanon | 33.35 | 2023 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.74 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.3 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 5 | Yemen | 15.89 | 2018 | up 203.1% | falling |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 14.42 | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 11.87 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.55 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Moldova | 10.54 | 2024 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 10.34 | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 8.41 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 12 | Jordan | 8.31 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 13 | Morocco | 7.79 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 7.6 | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 7.21 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 6.4 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 17 | Tunisia | 6.34 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 6.29 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 5.37 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 4.92 | 2024 | down 72.5% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 3.06 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 2.7 | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 2.68 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 24 | Syria | 2.64 | 2010 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 2.49 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 2.46 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 2.43 | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 2.33 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 2.31 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 2.1 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 1.82 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Sudan | 1.81 | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Cyprus | 1.8 | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Djibouti | 1.35 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 35 | Andorra | 1.3 | 2024 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.24 | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 1.24 | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 1.23 | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 1.22 | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 1.15 | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 41 | San Marino | 1.1 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 42 | Poland | 0.9469 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.7399 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 0.7332 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 0.6679 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Qatar | 0.6585 | 2024 | up 172.3% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 0.6512 | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.5879 | 2024 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Iran | 0.5497 | 2004 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 0.4684 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Germany | 0.453 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 0.3885 | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 53 | Switzerland | 0.3882 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 54 | Spain | 0.3667 | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Denmark | 0.3579 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 0.2507 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Iraq | 0.249 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 0.2191 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 0.1958 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 0.1312 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 61 | Ireland | 0.1078 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 0.0878 | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 0.0826 | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.0723 | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Malta | 0.0627 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 0.0364 | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0273 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 68 | Libya | 0.0266 | 2006 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 69 | Kuwait | 0.0127 | 2024 | up 439.1% | volatile |