Remittances Received by Country

Compare personal remittances received as a percentage of GDP. A critical income source for many developing economies since 1975. Source: World Bank.

Highest remittances received (% of GDP) · % of GDP · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2022

183 countries · 2022

#	Country / Region	% of GDP▼
1	TajikistanTJK	49.9%
2	TongaTON	38.7%
3	SamoaWSM	31.5%
4	LebanonLBN	30.7%
5	HondurasHND	27.0%
6	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	26.6%
7	El SalvadorSLV	24.6%
8	West Bank and GazaPSE	24.0%
9	ComorosCOM	23.1%
10	NepalNPL	22.9%
11	Gambia, TheGMB	22.8%
12	LesothoLSO	22.6%
13	BermudaBMU	22.3%
14	LiberiaLBR	21.9%
15	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	21.0%
16	NicaraguaNIC	20.6%
17	JamaicaJAM	19.6%
18	GuatemalaGTM	19.0%
19	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	18.9%
20	HaitiHTI	18.8%
21	VanuatuVUT	18.8%
22	KosovoXKX	17.2%
23	UzbekistanUZB	17.2%
24	GeorgiaGEO	15.4%
25	Cabo VerdeCPV	14.0%
26	MoldovaMDA	14.0%
27	Marshall IslandsMHL	13.3%
28	MontenegroMNE	13.3%
29	ArmeniaARM	10.9%
30	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	10.5%
31	SenegalSEN	10.5%
32	KiribatiKIR	10.4%
33	UkraineUKR	10.4%
34	French PolynesiaPYF	10.3%
35	Guinea-BissauGNB	10.2%
36	JordanJOR	9.8%
37	PhilippinesPHL	9.4%
38	FijiFJI	9.2%
39	AlbaniaALB	9.2%
40	Dominican RepublicDOM	9.1%
41	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	9.0%
42	SerbiaSRB	8.5%
43	MoroccoMAR	8.5%
44	PakistanPAK	8.0%
45	ZimbabweZWE	7.6%
46	CroatiaHRV	7.5%
47	CambodiaKHM	6.5%
48	New CaledoniaNCL	6.5%
49	TunisiaTUN	6.2%
50	DominicaDMA	6.1%
51	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	5.9%
52	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	5.6%
53	Solomon IslandsSLB	5.5%
54	CuracaoCUW	5.2%
55	GrenadaGRD	5.2%
56	Sri LankaLKA	5.2%
57	AzerbaijanAZE	5.0%
58	BelizeBLZ	5.0%
59	MaliMLI	4.9%
60	NigerNER	4.7%
61	BangladeshBGD	4.7%
62	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	4.6%
63	Timor-LesteTLS	4.5%
64	MexicoMEX	4.2%
65	TuvaluTUV	4.2%
66	Sierra LeoneSLE	4.1%
67	EcuadorECU	4.1%
68	BurundiBDI	4.0%
69	SurinameSUR	3.9%
70	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	3.8%
71	GuyanaGUY	3.7%
72	RwandaRWA	3.6%
73	KenyaKEN	3.5%
74	LatviaLVA	3.4%
75	IndiaIND	3.3%
76	BhutanBTN	3.3%
77	North MacedoniaMKD	3.3%
78	Viet NamVNM	3.2%
79	NigeriaNGA	3.1%
80	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM	3.0%
81	RomaniaROU	3.0%
82	SudanSDN	2.9%
83	GhanaGHA	2.9%
84	BoliviaBOL	2.9%
85	Burkina FasoBFA	2.8%
86	LuxembourgLUX	2.8%
87	UgandaUGA	2.7%
88	ColombiaCOL	2.7%
89	EswatiniSWZ	2.7%
90	GuineaGIN	2.6%
91	St. LuciaLCA	2.6%
92	MadagascarMDG	2.5%
93	BelgiumBEL	2.4%
94	MongoliaMNG	2.3%
95	BulgariaBGR	2.3%
96	HungaryHUN	2.2%
97	AfghanistanAFG	2.2%
98	MalawiMWI	2.1%
99	MauritiusMUS	2.1%
100	ParaguayPRY	2.1%
101	MyanmarMMR	2.0%
102	BelarusBLR	2.0%
103	Slovak RepublicSVK	2.0%
104	Antigua and BarbudaATG	1.9%
105	ThailandTHA	1.8%
106	CyprusCYP	1.7%
107	DjiboutiDJI	1.6%
108	Lao PDRLAO	1.5%
109	PeruPER	1.5%
110	Cote d'IvoireCIV	1.5%
111	BeninBEN	1.4%
112	CzechiaCZE	1.4%
113	AndorraAND	1.3%
114	SloveniaSVN	1.3%
115	CameroonCMR	1.3%
116	BarbadosBRB	1.2%
117	EstoniaEST	1.2%
118	San MarinoSMR	1.2%
119	FranceFRA	1.2%
120	ArubaABW	1.2%
121	MauritaniaMRT	1.1%
122	PolandPOL	1.1%
123	LithuaniaLTU	1.0%
124	IndonesiaIDN	1.0%
125	TanzaniaTZA	0.9%
126	Costa RicaCRI	0.9%
127	MozambiqueMOZ	0.9%
128	PalauPLW	0.9%
129	ZambiaZMB	0.8%
130	AlgeriaDZA	0.8%
131	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	0.7%
132	PanamaPAN	0.7%
133	IcelandISL	0.7%
134	SwedenSWE	0.6%
135	AustriaAUT	0.6%
136	PortugalPRT	0.6%
137	NauruNRU	0.6%
138	NamibiaNAM	0.6%
139	SeychellesSYC	0.5%
140	ItalyITA	0.5%
141	GermanyDEU	0.5%
142	QatarQAT	0.4%
143	Korea, Rep.KOR	0.4%
144	Bahamas, TheBHS	0.4%
145	EthiopiaETH	0.4%
146	SwitzerlandCHE	0.4%
147	MalaysiaMYS	0.4%
148	IraqIRQ	0.4%
149	NetherlandsNLD	0.4%
150	Macao SAR, ChinaMAC	0.4%
151	DenmarkDNK	0.3%
152	BotswanaBWA	0.3%
153	SpainESP	0.3%
154	Congo, Rep.COG	0.3%
155	GreeceGRC	0.3%
156	BrazilBRA	0.3%
157	IsraelISR	0.2%
158	FinlandFIN	0.2%
159	South AfricaZAF	0.2%
160	KazakhstanKAZ	0.2%
161	Cayman IslandsCYM	0.2%
162	UruguayURY	0.2%
163	NorwayNOR	0.2%
164	ArgentinaARG	0.2%
165	New ZealandNZL	0.2%
166	ChinaCHN	0.1%
167	Russian FederationRUS	0.1%
168	JapanJPN	0.1%
169	United KingdomGBR	0.1%
170	Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG	0.1%
171	IrelandIRL	0.1%
172	MaldivesMDV	0.1%
173	TurkiyeTUR	0.1%
174	AustraliaAUS	0.1%
175	MaltaMLT	0.1%
176	Papua New GuineaPNG	0.046%
177	CanadaCAN	0.039%
178	OmanOMN	0.036%
179	United StatesUSA	0.03%
180	ChileCHL	0.028%
181	Saudi ArabiaSAU	0.023%
182	KuwaitKWT	0.012%
183	AngolaAGO	0.011%

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Remittances Received · 2022

›In 2022, Tajikistan leads all 183 ranked nations in remittances received, recording 49.9% — followed by Tonga (38.7%) and Samoa (31.5%).
›The gap is staggering: Tajikistan has 4,675× the remittances of Angola, which sits at the bottom with just 0.011%.
›The median country scores 2.5%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's remittances received in 2022.
›The five leading nations — Tajikistan, Tonga, Samoa, Lebanon and Honduras — dominate the global remittances received ranking in 2022.
›183 countries and territories reported remittances received data for 2022. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Remittances Received indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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