The following article presents a comprehensive overview of countries ranked by the amount of remittances they receive from abroad. Remittances, defined as monetary transfers made by migrants to their home countries, play a crucial role in global economies and the livelihoods of individuals and families. In some countries, remittances account for more than 30% of the total economic output.
Countries by remittances received and remittances received as a percent of GDP according to data by the World Bank.[1] [2]
| Country | Remittances received (USD millions) | Remittances as % of GDP | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111,222 | 3.3 | 2022 | ||
| 61,100 | 4.2 | 2022 | ||
| 38,049 | 9.4 | 2022 | ||
| 33,928 | 1.2 | 2022 | ||
| 30,176 | 8.1 | 2022 | ||
| 28,333 | 5.9 | 2022 | ||
| 26,106 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 21,505 | 4.7 | 2022 | ||
| 20,128 | 4.3 | 2022 | ||
| 19,288 | 0.5 | 2022 | ||
| 18,205 | 19.2 | 2022 | ||
| 16,783 | 10.5 | 2022 | ||
| 16,736 | 20.8 | 2022 | ||
| 13,428 | 2.3 | 2022 | ||
| 13,200 | 3.2 | 2022 | ||
| 13,089 | 1 | 2022 | ||
| 11,168 | 8.5 | 2022 | ||
| 10,530 | 0.5 | 2022 | ||
| 10,278 | 9.1 | 2022 | ||
| 9,455 | 2.8 | 2022 | ||
| 9,293 | 22.8 | 2022 | ||
| 8,917 | 1.8 | 2022 | ||
| 8,781 | 2.9 | 2022 | ||
| 8,485 | 26.8 | 2022 | ||
| 7,825 | 0.5 | 2022 | ||
| 7,693 | 23.7 | 2022 | ||
| 7,431 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 6,435 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 6,433 | 0.9 | 2022 | ||
| 5,704 | 9 | 2022 | ||
| 5,408 | 7.6 | 2022 | ||
| 5,384 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 5,346 | 50.9 | 2022 | ||
| 4,974 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 4,913 | 10.1 | 2022 | ||
| 4,748 | 4.1 | 2022 | ||
| 4,633 | 6.3 | 2022 | ||
| 4,277 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 4,153 | 1.4 | 2022 | ||
| 4,060 | 3.6 | 2022 | ||
| 4,049 | 21.2 | 2022 | ||
| 3,965 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 3,950 | 5 | 2022 | ||
| 3,890 | 2.2 | 2022 | ||
| 3,854 | 15.6 | 2022 | ||
| 3,819 | 5.1 | 2022 | ||
| 3,798 | 18.8 | 2022 | ||
| 3,771 | 17.2 | 2022 | ||
| 3,708 | 1.5 | 2022 | ||
| 3,688 | 21.6 | 2022 | ||
| 3,300 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 3,289 | 0.6 | 2022 | ||
| 3,227 | 20.6 | 2022 | ||
| 3,225 | 27.9 | 2022 | ||
| 3,085 | 11.3 | 2022 | ||
| 3,074 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 3,007 | 10.9 | 2022 | ||
| 3,000 | 0.6 | 2022 | ||
| 2,807 | 6.1 | 2022 | ||
| 2,616 | 8.9 | 2022 | ||
| 2,581 | 10.5 | 2022 | ||
| 2,370 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 2,316 | 2 | 2022 | ||
| 2,223 | 2.7 | 2022 | ||
| 2,038 | 14 | 2022 | ||
| 2,035 | 10.4 | 2022 | ||
| 2,033 | 2.3 | 2022 | ||
| 1,800 | 23.8 | 2022 | ||
| 1,745 | 9.2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,735 | 16.7 | 2022 | ||
| 1,659 | 0.9 | 2022 | ||
| 1,620 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 1,613 | 17.1 | 2022 | ||
| 1,499 | 2.9 | 2022 | ||
| 1,465 | 2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,459 | 3.3 | 2022 | ||
| 1,348 | 2.1 | 2022 | ||
| 1,307 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 1,294 | 3.2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,267 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,265 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,261 | 2 | 2022 | ||
| 1,250 | 2.7 | 2022 | ||
| 1,247 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 1,098 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 1,057 | 5.6 | 2022 | ||
| 1,042 | 1.5 | 2022 | ||
| 1,032 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 976 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 873 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 864 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 830 | 13.3 | 2022 | ||
| 779 | 1.3 | 2022 | ||
| 736 | 1 | 2022 | ||
| 725 | 4.7 | 2022 | ||
| 698 | 0.9 | 2022 | ||
| 694 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 690 | 17.2 | 2022 | ||
| 630 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 621 | 6.5 | 2022 | ||
| 621 | 0.9 | 2022 | ||
| 601 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 594 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 592 | 1.4 | 2022 | ||
| 582 | 10 | 2022 | ||
| 577 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 571 | 3 | 2022 | ||
| 563 | 1.3 | 2022 | ||
| 557 | 6.7 | 2022 | ||
| 533 | 23.8 | 2022 | ||
| 527 | 2.5 | 2022 | ||
| 526 | 0.7 | 2022 | ||
| 525 | 3.6 | 2022 | ||
| 522 | 1.8 | 2022 | ||
| 510 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 502 | 22.9 | 2022 | ||
| 481 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 474 | 3.6 | 2022 | ||
| 470 | 1.2 | 2022 | ||
| 459 | 9.2 | 2022 | ||
| 457 | 3.4 | 2022 | ||
| 436 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 419 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 399 | 2.3 | 2022 | ||
| 385 | 2.5 | 2022 | ||
| 370 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 322 | 7.9 | 2022 | ||
| 313 | 14.1 | 2022 | ||
| 303 | 1.6 | 2022 | ||
| 287 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 282 | 22.7 | 2022 | ||
| 280 | 33.6 | 2022 | ||
| 274 | 2.1 | 2022 | ||
| 267 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 264 | 2 | 2022 | ||
| 243 | 0.8 | 2022 | ||
| 240 | 1.5 | 2022 | ||
| 231 | 1.3 | 2022 | ||
| 226 | 1.2 | 2022 | ||
| 225 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 206 | 12.6 | 2022 | ||
| 204 | 0.7 | 2022 | ||
| 198 | 18.7 | 2022 | ||
| 193 | 0.7 | 2022 | ||
| 186 | 5.8 | 2022 | ||
| 159 | 5.2 | 2022 | ||
| 158 | 4.5 | 2022 | ||
| 148 | 4.1 | 2022 | ||
| 142 | 5 | 2022 | ||
| 126 | 2.6 | 2022 | ||
| 125 | 0.2 | 2022 | ||
| 109 | 1.1 | 2022 | ||
| 96 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 89 | 9.3 | 2022 | ||
| 85 | 1.5 | 2022 | ||
| 83 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 81 | 5.1 | 2022 | ||
| 70 | 5.8 | 2022 | ||
| 69 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 68 | 0.3 | 2022 | ||
| 62 | 2.6 | 2022 | ||
| 58 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 57 | 1.6 | 2022 | ||
| 54 | 0.4 | 2022 | ||
| 48 | 3.1 | 2022 | ||
| 48 | 1.4 | 2022 | ||
| 39 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 38 | 1.1 | 2022 | ||
| 38 | 6.2 | 2022 | ||
| 38 | 3.9 | 2022 | ||
| 35 | 1.9 | 2022 | ||
| 28 | 12.7 | 2022 | ||
| 23 | 5.5 | 2022 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 21 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 18 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 10 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 10 | 1.9 | 2022 | ||
| 10 | 0.6 | 2022 | ||
| 8 | 3.2 | 2022 | ||
| 5 | 0.1 | 2022 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 2 | 4.2 | 2022 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| World | 790,797 | 0.8 | 2022 |