Country rankings

Remittances by Country

India has the highest Remittances in 2024 ($137.67B), followed by Mexico ($67.64B) and Philippines ($40.28B). Palau has the lowest ($1.95M).

Economics189 countries · 1 metricUpdated Aug 12, 2024Original page
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RemittancesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Remittances, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 188 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$866.78M
Middle half $216.2M – $4.07B
Average
$4.73B
188 countries
Highest
$137.67B
India
Lowest
$1.95M
Palau

Over time · 2019–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • India
  • Mexico
  • Philippines
  • France
  • Pakistan

Data

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188 countries · # = rank by Remittances
#
1India$137.67B
2Mexico$67.64B
3Philippines$40.28B
4France$38.78B
5Pakistan$34.91B
6China$31.41B
7Egypt$29.56B
8Bangladesh$27.6B
9Guatemala$21.64B
10Nigeria$21.29B
11Germany$21.23B
12Uzbekistan$16.58B
13Indonesia$16.04B
14Vietnam$16B
15Belgium$15.48B
16Morocco$12.51B
17Ukraine$11.95B
18Colombia$11.87B
19Nepal$11.25B
20Dominican Republic$11.25B
21Italy$11.15B
22Honduras$9.53B
23Romania$9.53B
24Thailand$9.46B
25Poland$8.69B
26El Salvador$8.49B
27South Korea$7.45B
28Tajikistan$6.8B
29Croatia$6.74B
30Sri Lanka$6.72B
31Ecuador$6.54B
32Spain$6.33B
33Lebanon$5.8B
34Serbia$5.76B
35Hungary$5.48B
36Nicaragua$5.25B
37Kenya$5B
38Peru$4.93B
39Brazil$4.9B
40United States$4.83B
40United Kingdom$4.83B
42Netherlands$4.72B
43Japan$4.64B
44Sweden$4.47B
45Jordan$4.43B
46Czechia$4.25B
47Haiti$4.11B
48Georgia$4.06B
49Senegal$3.75B
50Switzerland$3.64B
51Jamaica$3.56B
52Zimbabwe$3.51B
53Austria$3.48B
54Zambia$3.43B
55Yemen$3.43B
56Tunisia$3.26B
57Bosnia and Herzegovina$3.12B
58Kyrgyzstan$3.1B
59Ghana$3.03B
60Slovakia$2.95B
61Cambodia$2.83B
62Bulgaria$2.64B
63Luxembourg$2.5B
64Bermuda$2.35B
65Albania$2.27B
66Somalia$2.12B
67DR Congo$2B
68Moldova$1.92B
69Russia$1.91B
70Australia$1.89B
71Portugal$1.84B
72Algeria$1.8B
73United Arab Emirates$1.8B
74Malaysia$1.61B
75Denmark$1.52B
76Qatar$1.44B
77Uganda$1.43B
78Belarus$1.38B
79Azerbaijan$1.35B
80Latvia$1.34B
81Bolivia$1.28B
82Armenia$1.28B
83Myanmar$1.15B
84South Sudan$1.14B
85Tanzania$1.12B
86Mali$1.09B
87Ivory Coast$1.09B
88Lithuania$1.05B
89Argentina$1.04B
90Turkey$982M
91Israel$952.3M
92Slovenia$907.21M
93Sudan$900M
94Paraguay$878.19M
95South Africa$855.37M
96Montenegro$855.19M
97Canada$851.44M
98Finland$748.91M
99Palestine$735.61M
100Costa Rica$724.8M
101Iraq$696.3M
102Liberia$680M
103Cyprus$677.03M
104Ireland$656.41M
105Cameroon$630M
106Norway$621.25M
107New Caledonia$621.06M
108Guinea$616.42M
109Togo$600M
109Guyana$600M
111New Zealand$598.19M
112Burkina Faso$590M
113French Polynesia$581.56M
114Niger$567.47M
115Greece$561.45M
116Panama$531.59M
117Gambia$529.05M
118Mongolia$527.69M
119Rwanda$517.04M
120Estonia$496.26M
121Ethiopia$490M
122Lesotho$475.82M
123Hong Kong$462.45M
124North Macedonia$458.21M
125Fiji$430.17M
126Madagascar$385.29M
127Saudi Arabia$338.47M
128Cape Verde$333.99M
129Sierra Leone$321.6M
130Afghanistan$320M
131Mauritius$286.87M
132Comoros$282.44M
133Samoa$282.25M
134Mozambique$266.91M
135Tonga$253.8M
136Laos$246.59M
137Iceland$246.08M
138Kazakhstan$240.78M
139Burundi$236.89M
140Benin$235.64M
141Timor-Leste$219.57M
142Guinea-Bissau$206.11M
143Trinidad and Tobago$199.17M
144Malawi$186.77M
145Suriname$160.31M
146Faroe Islands$158.41M
147Belize$154.15M
148Vanuatu$145M
149Uruguay$136.12M
150Macau$135.64M
151Botswana$128.3M
152Curacao$116.15M
153Bhutan$109.6M
154Chile$100.14M
155Namibia$96.66M
156Solomon Islands$95.18M
157Mauritania$94.54M
158Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$94.44M
159Barbados$85.18M
160Sao Tome and Principe$80.14M
161Grenada$70.24M
162Bahamas$65.93M
163Saint Lucia$64.96M
164Djibouti$56M
165Andorra$52.34M
166Angola$51.04M
167Sint Maarten$48.42M
168Republic of the Congo$44M
169Oman$39.01M
170Dominica$38.63M
171Aruba$38.13M
172Saint Kitts and Nevis$36.44M
173Marshall Islands$34.45M
174Eswatini$33.35M
175Antigua and Barbuda$26.28M
176Micronesia$23.34M
177San Marino$21.04M
178Kuwait$20.39M
179Gabon$18.46M
180Malta$15.66M
181Kiribati$14.66M
182Seychelles$11.95M
183Cayman Islands$10.21M
184Maldives$5.65M
185Papua New Guinea$3.87M
186Nauru$2.24M
187Tuvalu$2M
188Palau$1.95M

What correlates with Remittances (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,408 other country metrics sharing at least 113 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Remittances tend to score higher on these

  1. Population 1000Population by Country in 1000
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 166
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  2. Total Religious PeopleReligious People by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  3. WhatsApp UsersWhatsApp Users by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 164
    Plot
  4. Male EmigrantsImmigration by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 186
    Plot
  5. Male ImmigrantsImmigration by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 187
    Plot
  6. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 143
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Remittances tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 186
    Plot
  2. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 145
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 131
    Plot
  4. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 118
    Plot
  5. GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 143
    Plot
  6. Menopause AgeAge of Menopause by Country
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 113
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Remittances?
India has the highest Remittances in 2024, at $137.67B, followed by Mexico ($67.64B) and Philippines ($40.28B).
Which country has the lowest Remittances?
Palau has the lowest Remittances in 2024, at $1.95M.
What is the median Remittances across countries?
The median is $866.78M across the 188 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this remittances by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Remittances - Country rankings - Global Economy; Personal remittances, received - World Bank.

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