Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) 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
195
Highest
57.7%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.0%
Central African Republic
Median
2.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,136
What the numbers show
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 57.7% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 5.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,640.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 2,876.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 97.1%).
Personal remittances, received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 57.7% | 2025 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 39.2% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lebanon | 33.3% | 2023 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 30.1% | 2025 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 5 | El Salvador | 27.5% | 2025 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 26.6% | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 26.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Bermuda | 23.7% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% | 2024 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 10 | Samoa | 22.4% | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Liberia | 21.3% | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Comoros | 20.8% | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho | 20.7% | 2025 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 19.1% | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Kosovo | 17.3% | 2025 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 17.2% | 2022 | up 482.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Haiti | 16.9% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 16.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 14.3% | 2025 | up 187.7% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 12.0% | 2016 | up 78.9% | falling |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 11.7% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 11.4% | 2025 | up 104.3% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 10.6% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 10.6% | 2016 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 29 | East Timor | 10.0% | 2025 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 9.9% | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.9% | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 9.7% | 2025 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Montenegro | 9.7% | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.7% | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Moldova | 9.4% | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 36 | Togo | 8.7% | 2020 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 8.5% | 2025 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 8.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Albania | 8.4% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 40 | Burundi | 8.1% | 2025 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Nigeria | 7.8% | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 7.6% | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 7.5% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 7.4% | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Micronesia (country) | 7.4% | 2014 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 7.2% | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 7.1% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 48 | Fiji | 7.1% | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.0% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 6.7% | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 52 | Kiribati | 6.5% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 53 | Tunisia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 54 | Faroe Islands | 6.3% | 2011 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 55 | Ukraine | 6.3% | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% | 2024 | up 391.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 5.9% | 2025 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 5.5% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 59 | Curacao | 5.4% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 5.1% | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 5.1% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 62 | Armenia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 4.8% | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 4.6% | 2024 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 4.2% | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine | 4.0% | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 68 | Mali | 4.0% | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 4.0% | 2020 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Suriname | 3.9% | 2025 | up 2,876.5% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 3.8% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 72 | Belize | 3.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.6% | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Mexico | 3.5% | 2025 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 3.4% | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Myanmar | 3.4% | 2019 | up 2,204.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.4% | 2025 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Grenada | 3.3% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 79 | Niger | 3.3% | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Bhutan | 3.3% | 2024 | up 378.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | 3.2% | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 3.1% | 2025 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Somalia | 3.0% | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan | 2.9% | 2022 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.8% | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 2.7% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 89 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 90 | Syria | 2.6% | 2010 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Romania | 2.5% | 2025 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 2.5% | 2025 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 2.4% | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 97 | Hungary | 2.3% | 2025 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Madagascar | 2.3% | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 2.3% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 100 | Mongolia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2025 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 104 | Slovakia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 2.0% | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.0% | 2024 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 2.0% | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 1.9% | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Benin | 1.7% | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 1.7% | 2024 | up 277.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Peru | 1.6% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 113 | Laos | 1.5% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 1.5% | 2017 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 115 | Lithuania | 1.4% | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tanzania | 1.4% | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 118 | Djibouti | 1.3% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 119 | Nauru | 1.3% | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 515.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 1.3% | 2024 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 123 | Czechia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Indonesia | 1.2% | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 125 | France | 1.2% | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 127 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 128 | San Marino | 1.1% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | Aruba | 1.0% | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 131 | Poland | 0.9% | 2025 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 132 | Mauritania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Palau | 0.8% | 2023 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 135 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2025 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2025 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 139 | Panama | 0.7% | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 0.7% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 0.7% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 0.7% | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Austria | 0.7% | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 144 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.6% | 2025 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 147 | Iran | 0.5% | 2004 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0.5% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Italy | 0.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Germany | 0.5% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 151 | Bahamas | 0.4% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 152 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 153 | Malaysia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 154 | South Korea | 0.4% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 155 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 156 | Spain | 0.4% | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 158 | Congo | 0.3% | 2021 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Finland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Macao | 0.3% | 2024 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Iraq | 0.2% | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2016 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 163 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Greece | 0.2% | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Norway | 0.2% | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 167 | Israel | 0.2% | 2025 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2022 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 170 | China | 0.2% | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 0.1% | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 172 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2025 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 174 | Gabon | 0.1% | 2015 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 176 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Japan | 0.1% | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Russia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Chad | 0.1% | 1994 | up 1,798.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Angola | 0.0% | 2025 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Canada | 0.0% | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 189 | United States | 0.0% | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 190 | Chile | 0.0% | 2025 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 192 | Libya | 0.0% | 2006 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 193 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 1993 | up 289.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 11.2%
- European Union 0.9%
- IDA blend 9.9%
- Euro area 0.8%
- IDA total 7.3%
- IDA only 7.0%
- Lower middle income 5.7%
- Africa Western and Central 5.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5.5%
- Least developed countries 5.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.8%
- South Asia 4.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.2%
- Low income 3.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 3.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.2%
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.7%
- Arab World 2.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.2%
- Small states 2.1%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.0%
- Caribbean Small States 1.9%
- Other small states 1.8%
- Low & middle income 1.7%
- Middle income 1.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.6%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1.5%
- IBRD only 1.2%
- Upper middle income 0.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 0.8%
- World 0.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.5%
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.