Remittances received in Western Asia in 2024 — 18,800,849,353 US$. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 116.4%.
1997–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.8B | −10.66B | −36.19% |
| 2023 | 29.46B | −1.22B | −3.99% |
| 2022 | 30.69B | +4.35B | +16.53% |
| 2021 | 26.34B | +3.45B | +15.06% |
| 2020 | 22.89B | −1.44B | −5.92% |
| 2019 | 24.33B | +997M | +4.27% |
| 2018 | 23.33B | +374M | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 22.96B | −2.7B | −10.53% |
| 2016 | 25.66B | −935M | −3.52% |
| 2015 | 26.6B | −2.5B | −8.58% |
| 2014 | 29.09B | +770M | +2.72% |
| 2013 | 28.32B | +2.51B | +9.73% |
| 2012 | 25.81B | +3.16B | +13.96% |
| 2011 | 22.65B | +63.73M | +0.28% |
| 2010 | 22.59B | +1.15B | +5.37% |
| 2009 | 21.43B | −1.56B | −6.79% |
| 2008 | 23B | +4.17B | +22.16% |
| 2007 | 18.82B | +2.74B | +17.04% |
| 2006 | 16.08B | +1.58B | +10.87% |
| 2005 | 14.51B | +1.52B | +11.74% |
| 2004 | 12.98B | +1.86B | +16.71% |
| 2003 | 11.12B | +1.43B | +14.73% |
| 2002 | 9.7B | +1.78B | +22.55% |
| 2001 | 7.91B | −1.54B | −16.26% |
| 2000 | 9.45B | −127M | −1.32% |
| 1999 | 9.58B | −572M | −5.63% |
| 1998 | 10.15B | +1.46B | +16.81% |
| 1997 | 8.69B | — | — |
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.