Remittances received in Japan in 2025 — 4,726,839,295 US$. Ranked 35 in the world out of 94. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 5,152%.
1977–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.73B | +81.41M | +1.75% |
| 2024 | 4.65B | −66.85M | −1.42% |
| 2023 | 4.71B | −696M | −12.86% |
| 2022 | 5.41B | +114M | +2.16% |
| 2021 | 5.29B | +406M | +8.31% |
| 2020 | 4.89B | +499M | +11.37% |
| 2019 | 4.39B | +19.27M | +0.44% |
| 2018 | 4.37B | −73.58M | −1.66% |
| 2017 | 4.44B | +613M | +15.99% |
| 2016 | 3.83B | +505M | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 3.33B | −409M | −10.95% |
| 2014 | 3.73B | +1.37B | +57.96% |
| 2013 | 2.36B | −176M | −6.92% |
| 2012 | 2.54B | +408M | +19.13% |
| 2011 | 2.13B | +447M | +26.55% |
| 2010 | 1.68B | +89.94M | +5.64% |
| 2009 | 1.59B | −138M | −7.96% |
| 2008 | 1.73B | +348M | +25.18% |
| 2007 | 1.38B | +207M | +17.58% |
| 2006 | 1.18B | +272M | +30.06% |
| 2005 | 905M | +131M | +16.99% |
| 2004 | 774M | −37.57M | −4.63% |
| 2003 | 811M | −316M | −28.02% |
| 2002 | 1.13B | −123M | −9.82% |
| 2001 | 1.25B | +476M | +61.56% |
| 2000 | 773M | +207M | +36.53% |
| 1999 | 566M | +12.72M | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 554M | −61.12M | −9.94% |
| 1997 | 615M | +115M | +22.94% |
| 1996 | 500M | −651M | −56.54% |
| 1995 | 1.15B | +277M | +31.67% |
| 1994 | 874M | +97.6M | +12.57% |
| 1993 | 777M | +195M | +33.43% |
| 1992 | 582M | +73.88M | +14.54% |
| 1991 | 508M | — | — |
| 1984 | 210M | +30M | +16.67% |
| 1983 | 180M | −30M | −14.29% |
| 1982 | 210M | +20M | +10.53% |
| 1981 | 190M | +50M | +35.71% |
| 1980 | 140M | −20M | −12.5% |
| 1979 | 160M | +30M | +23.08% |
| 1978 | 130M | +40M | +44.44% |
| 1977 | 90M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
