Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Southern Europe

Remittances received in Southern Europe in 2024 — 42,965,912,518 US$. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 243.4%.

2024 42.97B US$ +6.15% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 42.97B US$2024
Period minimum 12.51B US$2004

Trend over time

2004–2024 · US$

Remittances received — Southern Europe, 2004–2024020B40B60B200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 12,512,424,080 US$2005: 13,446,333,637 US$2006: 14,301,395,428 US$2007: 21,623,124,016 US$2008: 25,660,839,196 US$2009: 24,123,402,356 US$2010: 23,604,752,275 US$2011: 24,633,726,270 US$2012: 23,677,478,694 US$2013: 26,414,479,550 US$2014: 27,229,078,490 US$2015: 24,888,965,252 US$2016: 25,174,270,178 US$2017: 26,839,015,945 US$2018: 29,509,532,127 US$2019: 30,407,392,988 US$2020: 29,362,001,133 US$2021: 33,778,901,011 US$2022: 35,428,787,532 US$2023: 40,477,409,793 US$2024: 42,965,912,518 US$
Change over the period: +30.45B (+243.39%) Average annual rate: 6.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 42.97B US$
World 857B US$
Remittances received — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 42.97B +2.49B +6.15%
2023 40.48B +5.05B +14.25%
2022 35.43B +1.65B +4.88%
2021 33.78B +4.42B +15.04%
2020 29.36B −1.05B −3.44%
2019 30.41B +898M +3.04%
2018 29.51B +2.67B +9.95%
2017 26.84B +1.66B +6.61%
2016 25.17B +285M +1.15%
2015 24.89B −2.34B −8.59%
2014 27.23B +815M +3.08%
2013 26.41B +2.74B +11.56%
2012 23.68B −956M −3.88%
2011 24.63B +1.03B +4.36%
2010 23.6B −519M −2.15%
2009 24.12B −1.54B −5.99%
2008 25.66B +4.04B +18.67%
2007 21.62B +7.32B +51.2%
2006 14.3B +855M +6.36%
2005 13.45B +934M +7.46%
2004 12.51B

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.