Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — World

Remittances received in the world in 2025 — 804,152,223,516 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 41,581.4%.

2025 804B US$ −6.12% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 857B US$2024
Period minimum 1.93B US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Remittances received — World, 1970–20250250B500B750B1T19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,929,281,478 US$1971: 2,471,265,106 US$1972: 3,007,046,104 US$1973: 3,228,163,916 US$1974: 4,550,431,268 US$1975: 10,202,871,311 US$1976: 11,731,899,074 US$1977: 17,603,357,061 US$1978: 23,343,002,660 US$1979: 29,311,970,026 US$1980: 37,016,419,829 US$1981: 35,917,138,013 US$1982: 37,417,327,676 US$1983: 37,992,113,369 US$1984: 36,648,040,750 US$1985: 35,809,258,261 US$1986: 42,006,908,620 US$1987: 50,810,810,371 US$1988: 54,559,945,907 US$1989: 58,258,391,611 US$1990: 68,440,818,634 US$1991: 72,653,565,947 US$1992: 80,850,644,339 US$1993: 81,084,202,247 US$1994: 91,641,495,676 US$1995: 94,547,012,159 US$1996: 97,620,592,902 US$1997: 110,988,933,074 US$1998: 110,779,610,315 US$1999: 115,060,770,699 US$2000: 121,769,727,355 US$2001: 132,149,049,819 US$2002: 153,023,943,804 US$2003: 188,325,100,312 US$2004: 216,368,544,587 US$2005: 251,977,329,985 US$2006: 291,591,785,662 US$2007: 347,252,021,635 US$2008: 403,301,257,947 US$2009: 387,268,490,931 US$2010: 414,158,103,029 US$2011: 464,593,277,248 US$2012: 486,241,832,983 US$2013: 517,902,605,226 US$2014: 553,609,482,725 US$2015: 544,045,552,876 US$2016: 535,375,623,168 US$2017: 577,276,034,580 US$2018: 621,694,735,621 US$2019: 637,650,094,894 US$2020: 637,263,795,228 US$2021: 713,499,411,943 US$2022: 766,510,045,698 US$2023: 795,550,174,575 US$2024: 856,609,714,693 US$2025: 804,152,223,516 US$
Change over the period: +802B (+41,581.44%) Average annual rate: 11.59 %

Comparison, 2025

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

World 804B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 804B −52.46B −6.12%
2024 857B +61.06B +7.68%
2023 796B +29.04B +3.79%
2022 767B +53.01B +7.43%
2021 713B +76.24B +11.96%
2020 637B −386M −0.06%
2019 638B +15.96B +2.57%
2018 622B +44.42B +7.69%
2017 577B +41.9B +7.83%
2016 535B −8.67B −1.59%
2015 544B −9.56B −1.73%
2014 554B +35.71B +6.89%
2013 518B +31.66B +6.51%
2012 486B +21.65B +4.66%
2011 465B +50.44B +12.18%
2010 414B +26.89B +6.94%
2009 387B −16.03B −3.98%
2008 403B +56.05B +16.14%
2007 347B +55.66B +19.09%
2006 292B +39.61B +15.72%
2005 252B +35.61B +16.46%
2004 216B +28.04B +14.89%
2003 188B +35.3B +23.07%
2002 153B +20.87B +15.8%
2001 132B +10.38B +8.52%
2000 122B +6.71B +5.83%
1999 115B +4.28B +3.86%
1998 111B −209M −0.19%
1997 111B +13.37B +13.69%
1996 97.62B +3.07B +3.25%
1995 94.55B +2.91B +3.17%
1994 91.64B +10.56B +13.02%
1993 81.08B +234M +0.29%
1992 80.85B +8.2B +11.28%
1991 72.65B +4.21B +6.16%
1990 68.44B +10.18B +17.48%
1989 58.26B +3.7B +6.78%
1988 54.56B +3.75B +7.38%
1987 50.81B +8.8B +20.96%
1986 42.01B +6.2B +17.31%
1985 35.81B −839M −2.29%
1984 36.65B −1.34B −3.54%
1983 37.99B +575M +1.54%
1982 37.42B +1.5B +4.18%
1981 35.92B −1.1B −2.97%
1980 37.02B +7.7B +26.28%
1979 29.31B +5.97B +25.57%
1978 23.34B +5.74B +32.61%
1977 17.6B +5.87B +50.05%
1976 11.73B +1.53B +14.99%
1975 10.2B +5.65B +124.22%
1974 4.55B +1.32B +40.96%
1973 3.23B +221M +7.35%
1972 3.01B +536M +21.68%
1971 2.47B +542M +28.09%
1970 1.93B

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.