Remittances received in South Korea in 2025 — 7,070,900,000 US$. Ranked 26 in the world out of 94. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 14,944.5%.
1976–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.07B | −212M | −2.91% |
| 2024 | 7.28B | +177M | +2.48% |
| 2023 | 7.11B | −755M | −9.6% |
| 2022 | 7.86B | +71.7M | +0.92% |
| 2021 | 7.79B | +281M | +3.74% |
| 2020 | 7.51B | +342M | +4.78% |
| 2019 | 7.17B | +41M | +0.58% |
| 2018 | 7.13B | +599M | +9.17% |
| 2017 | 6.53B | +2.8M | +0.04% |
| 2016 | 6.52B | +59.7M | +0.92% |
| 2015 | 6.46B | −110M | −1.67% |
| 2014 | 6.57B | +98.1M | +1.51% |
| 2013 | 6.48B | −114M | −1.73% |
| 2012 | 6.59B | −13.1M | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6B | +749M | +12.79% |
| 2010 | 5.85B | −146M | −2.43% |
| 2009 | 6B | −979M | −14.02% |
| 2008 | 6.98B | +1.82B | +35.37% |
| 2007 | 5.15B | +305M | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.85B | −351M | −6.75% |
| 2005 | 5.2B | −735M | −12.38% |
| 2004 | 5.94B | +60M | +1.02% |
| 2003 | 5.88B | +740M | +14.42% |
| 2002 | 5.13B | +619M | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 4.52B | −7.3M | −0.16% |
| 2000 | 4.52B | +191M | +4.42% |
| 1999 | 4.33B | −623M | −12.57% |
| 1998 | 4.96B | +1.07B | +27.49% |
| 1997 | 3.89B | +533M | +15.89% |
| 1996 | 3.35B | +75M | +2.29% |
| 1995 | 3.28B | +192M | +6.21% |
| 1994 | 3.09B | +200M | +6.94% |
| 1993 | 2.89B | −39.9M | −1.36% |
| 1992 | 2.93B | +249M | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 2.68B | +265M | +10.97% |
| 1990 | 2.41B | +226M | +10.33% |
| 1989 | 2.19B | −317M | −12.67% |
| 1988 | 2.5B | +434M | +20.96% |
| 1987 | 2.07B | +334M | +19.23% |
| 1986 | 1.74B | +579M | +49.99% |
| 1985 | 1.16B | +212M | +22.45% |
| 1984 | 946M | +25M | +2.72% |
| 1983 | 921M | +136M | +17.37% |
| 1982 | 784M | +93.7M | +13.57% |
| 1981 | 691M | +128M | +22.75% |
| 1980 | 563M | +462M | +457.03% |
| 1979 | 101M | −4M | −3.81% |
| 1978 | 105M | +2M | +1.94% |
| 1977 | 103M | +56M | +119.15% |
| 1976 | 47M | — | — |
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.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
