Remittances received in high-income countries in 2024 — 198,997,752,829 US$. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 255.8%.
2002–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 199B | +5.08B | +2.62% |
| 2023 | 194B | +17.69B | +10.04% |
| 2022 | 176B | −5.86B | −3.22% |
| 2021 | 182B | +13.28B | +7.87% |
| 2020 | 169B | −2.44B | −1.43% |
| 2019 | 171B | +3.38B | +2.01% |
| 2018 | 168B | +9.47B | +5.98% |
| 2017 | 158B | +9.26B | +6.21% |
| 2016 | 149B | +1.34B | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 148B | −13.1B | −8.14% |
| 2014 | 161B | +7.02B | +4.56% |
| 2013 | 154B | +16.22B | +11.78% |
| 2012 | 138B | −3.67B | −2.6% |
| 2011 | 141B | +15.04B | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 126B | −229M | −0.18% |
| 2009 | 127B | −7.2B | −5.39% |
| 2008 | 134B | +18.04B | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 116B | +17.8B | +18.18% |
| 2006 | 97.89B | +10.52B | +12.05% |
| 2005 | 87.36B | +9.11B | +11.64% |
| 2004 | 78.26B | +11.4B | +17.05% |
| 2003 | 66.86B | +10.93B | +19.55% |
| 2002 | 55.92B | — | — |
Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.
Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much money leaves a country in remittances — mostly the earnings of incomers.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Economy Gross national incomeThe income received by the residents of a country — including what is earned abroad, but without what foreigners earn inside it.