Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — South Asia

Remittances received in South Asia in 2025 — 184,590,644,303 US$. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 42,001.1%.

2025 185B US$ +0.71% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 185B US$2025
Period minimum 438M US$1975

Trend over time

1975–2025 · US$

Remittances received — South Asia, 1975–2025050B100B150B200B197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 438,446,360 US$1976: 674,062,765 US$1977: 1,031,773,859 US$1978: 1,319,243,137 US$1979: 1,668,222,683 US$1980: 3,247,342,987 US$1981: 2,912,027,084 US$1982: 3,433,441,864 US$1983: 3,599,467,102 US$1984: 3,098,943,207 US$1985: 3,265,082,856 US$1986: 3,143,153,290 US$1987: 3,764,281,647 US$1988: 3,437,785,144 US$1989: 3,731,235,968 US$1990: 3,565,081,409 US$1991: 4,502,369,092 US$1992: 4,358,590,539 US$1993: 5,218,670,209 US$1994: 7,775,060,106 US$1995: 8,284,818,012 US$1996: 11,000,395,714 US$1997: 12,843,105,978 US$1998: 12,168,378,995 US$1999: 14,081,036,448 US$2000: 16,118,975,421 US$2001: 17,696,188,517 US$2002: 20,570,362,140 US$2003: 26,387,370,034 US$2004: 24,733,483,382 US$2005: 29,629,208,829 US$2006: 37,386,198,068 US$2007: 48,031,097,315 US$2008: 64,579,343,592 US$2009: 66,053,979,284 US$2010: 71,928,827,062 US$2011: 83,953,510,711 US$2012: 93,753,495,542 US$2013: 95,858,312,692 US$2014: 98,318,913,350 US$2015: 97,958,196,628 US$2016: 90,230,509,206 US$2017: 96,634,709,132 US$2018: 109,748,448,282 US$2019: 116,750,192,941 US$2020: 120,237,063,786 US$2021: 125,406,730,583 US$2022: 146,059,364,939 US$2023: 158,496,423,783 US$2024: 183,290,435,470 US$2025: 184,590,644,303 US$
Change over the period: +184B (+42,001.08%) Average annual rate: 12.85 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 185B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 185B +1.3B +0.71%
2024 183B +24.79B +15.64%
2023 158B +12.44B +8.52%
2022 146B +20.65B +16.47%
2021 125B +5.17B +4.3%
2020 120B +3.49B +2.99%
2019 117B +7B +6.38%
2018 110B +13.11B +13.57%
2017 96.63B +6.4B +7.1%
2016 90.23B −7.73B −7.89%
2015 97.96B −361M −0.37%
2014 98.32B +2.46B +2.57%
2013 95.86B +2.1B +2.25%
2012 93.75B +9.8B +11.67%
2011 83.95B +12.02B +16.72%
2010 71.93B +5.87B +8.89%
2009 66.05B +1.47B +2.28%
2008 64.58B +16.55B +34.45%
2007 48.03B +10.64B +28.47%
2006 37.39B +7.76B +26.18%
2005 29.63B +4.9B +19.79%
2004 24.73B −1.65B −6.27%
2003 26.39B +5.82B +28.28%
2002 20.57B +2.87B +16.24%
2001 17.7B +1.58B +9.78%
2000 16.12B +2.04B +14.47%
1999 14.08B +1.91B +15.72%
1998 12.17B −675M −5.25%
1997 12.84B +1.84B +16.75%
1996 11B +2.72B +32.78%
1995 8.28B +510M +6.56%
1994 7.78B +2.56B +48.99%
1993 5.22B +860M +19.73%
1992 4.36B −144M −3.19%
1991 4.5B +937M +26.29%
1990 3.57B −166M −4.45%
1989 3.73B +293M +8.54%
1988 3.44B −326M −8.67%
1987 3.76B +621M +19.76%
1986 3.14B −122M −3.73%
1985 3.27B +166M +5.36%
1984 3.1B −501M −13.91%
1983 3.6B +166M +4.84%
1982 3.43B +521M +17.91%
1981 2.91B −335M −10.33%
1980 3.25B +1.58B +94.66%
1979 1.67B +349M +26.45%
1978 1.32B +287M +27.86%
1977 1.03B +358M +53.07%
1976 674M +236M +53.74%
1975 438M

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.