Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — OPEC

Remittances received in OPEC in 2024 — 26,777,971,837 US$. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 69.7%.

2024 26.78B US$ +8.01% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 26.78B US$2024
Period minimum 15.78B US$2005

Trend over time

2005–2024 · US$

Remittances received — OPEC, 2005–202415B20B25B30B200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 15,778,050,976 US$2006: 17,796,644,079 US$2010: 20,502,332,465 US$2011: 21,430,011,107 US$2012: 21,395,259,598 US$2013: 22,126,673,201 US$2014: 24,586,070,934 US$2015: 24,118,640,677 US$2016: 23,273,715,990 US$2023: 24,791,258,102 US$2024: 26,777,971,837 US$
Change over the period: +11B (+69.72%) Average annual rate: 2.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC

OPEC 26.78B US$
World 857B US$
Remittances received — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 26.78B +1.99B +8.01%
2023 24.79B
2016 23.27B −845M −3.5%
2015 24.12B −467M −1.9%
2014 24.59B +2.46B +11.12%
2013 22.13B +731M +3.42%
2012 21.4B −34.75M −0.16%
2011 21.43B +928M +4.52%
2010 20.5B
2006 17.8B +2.02B +12.79%
2005 15.78B

About the indicator

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.