Remittances received in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 6,721,617,582 US$. Ranked 30 in the world out of 160. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 78,399.2%.
1975–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.72B | +699M | +11.61% |
| 2023 | 6.02B | +2.2B | +57.69% |
| 2022 | 3.82B | −1.7B | −30.83% |
| 2021 | 5.52B | −1.62B | −22.67% |
| 2020 | 7.14B | +392M | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.75B | −294M | −4.18% |
| 2018 | 7.04B | −147M | −2.05% |
| 2017 | 7.19B | −71.56M | −0.99% |
| 2016 | 7.26B | +262M | +3.74% |
| 2015 | 7B | −36.6M | −0.52% |
| 2014 | 7.04B | +614M | +9.56% |
| 2013 | 6.42B | +423M | +7.04% |
| 2012 | 6B | +847M | +16.43% |
| 2011 | 5.15B | +1.03B | +24.98% |
| 2010 | 4.12B | +786M | +23.57% |
| 2009 | 3.34B | +412M | +14.09% |
| 2008 | 2.92B | +417M | +16.64% |
| 2007 | 2.51B | +341M | +15.72% |
| 2006 | 2.17B | +191M | +9.68% |
| 2005 | 1.98B | +402M | +25.53% |
| 2004 | 1.57B | +150M | +10.56% |
| 2003 | 1.42B | +127M | +9.83% |
| 2002 | 1.3B | +126M | +10.79% |
| 2001 | 1.17B | +15.52M | +1.34% |
| 2000 | 1.15B | +89.98M | +8.45% |
| 1999 | 1.06B | +50.96M | +5.03% |
| 1998 | 1.01B | +79.61M | +8.53% |
| 1997 | 934M | +90.56M | +10.74% |
| 1996 | 843M | +42.2M | +5.27% |
| 1995 | 801M | +85.78M | +11.99% |
| 1994 | 715M | +82.81M | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 632M | +84.58M | +15.44% |
| 1992 | 548M | +106M | +23.91% |
| 1991 | 442M | +41.32M | +10.31% |
| 1990 | 401M | +42.76M | +11.94% |
| 1989 | 358M | +345,062 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 358M | +7.61M | +2.17% |
| 1987 | 350M | +24.09M | +7.39% |
| 1986 | 326M | +34.32M | +11.77% |
| 1985 | 292M | −9.29M | −3.09% |
| 1984 | 301M | +6.47M | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 294M | +5.17M | +1.79% |
| 1982 | 289M | +59.75M | +26.03% |
| 1981 | 230M | +77.86M | +51.32% |
| 1980 | 152M | +91.64M | +152.56% |
| 1979 | 60.07M | +21.03M | +53.89% |
| 1978 | 39.03M | +20.55M | +111.17% |
| 1977 | 18.48M | +5.53M | +42.64% |
| 1976 | 12.96M | +4.4M | +51.33% |
| 1975 | 8.56M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
India
138B
Pakistan
34.91B
Bangladesh
27.52B
Nepal
11.25B
Sri Lanka
6.72B
Bhutan
110M
Maldives
5.65M
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.