Personal Remittances Received by Country, 2000-2023

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Personal Remittances Received by Country, 2000-2023
Personal remittances received, in current US dollars, for the twelve largest recipient countries of 2023, shown every year from 2000 to 2023. The twelve were picked as the largest recipients in 2023 among the 132 countries that have an unbroken 2000-2023 series, so the selection is by data rather than by reputation. The World Bank counts compensation of cross-border employees as well as migrant transfers, which is why high-income countries such as France and Germany appear alongside the more familiar recipients.
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India has received more than any other country in every year since 2006, when it took the lead back from Mexico, and its 119.5 billion dollars in 2023 was 27.9 percent of the twelve countries' combined 428.2 billion. Every one of the twelve receives more in 2023 than it did in 2000, but six of them are below their own peak: Egypt at 19.5 billion against 31.5 billion in 2021, China 22.6 against 33.1 in 2015, Pakistan 26.6 against 31.3 in 2021, Nigeria 19.5 against 24.3 in 2018, Bangladesh 22.1 against 22.2 in 2021 and Ukraine 15.0 against 18.1 in 2021. Ukraine multiplied its inflow the most, from 0.4 billion to 15.0 billion. France, at 36.7 billion, receives more than Pakistan, Bangladesh or Nigeria.

Source:  World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT)

Key Findings

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India leads with 120 in 2023.
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Ukraine grew fastest: +3650% from 2000 to 2023 (0.40 → 15).
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Average value in 2023: 36  ·  median: 22.
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2023 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2023: India is 8× larger than Ukraine.

Personal Remittances Received by Country, 2000-2023

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
288
12 categories  ·  24 years
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Top Value
119.50
India
Remittances received (US$ billion) · 2023
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Remittances received (US$ billion)
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Period
2000 – 2023
24 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

288 records · Remittances received (US$ billion) · ranked by 2023

✓ 288 sourced
# Category 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Change CAGR / yr Source
🥇 India 12.90 14.30 15.70 21 18.80 22.10 28.30 37.20 50 49.20 53.50 62.50 68.80 70 70.40 68.90 62.70 69 78.80 83.30 83.10 89.40 111.20 119.50 +826.4% +10.2%
🥈 Mexico 7.50 10.10 11 16.70 19.90 22.70 26.50 27.50 27.10 22.90 22.80 24.20 24.10 24 25.60 26.80 29.30 32.90 36.50 39.80 44 55.10 61.50 66.20 +782.7% +9.9%
🥉 Philippines 6.90 8.80 9.70 10.20 11.50 13.70 15.50 16.40 18.90 20 21.60 23.10 24.60 26.70 28.70 29.80 31.10 32.80 33.80 35.20 34.90 36.70 38 39.10 +466.7% +7.8%
4 France 8.90 9.20 10.60 12.20 13.30 14.20 15.50 17.60 20.10 19.70 19.90 22.90 22.70 26.90 28 25.40 25.60 26.80 28.40 28.80 30 32.60 32.70 36.70 +312.4% +6.4%
5 Pakistan 1.10 1.50 3.60 4 3.90 4.30 5.10 6 7 8.70 9.70 12.30 14 14.60 17.20 19.30 19.80 19.90 21.20 22.30 26.10 31.30 30.20 26.60 +2318.2% +14.9%
6 China 0.80 1.20 2.40 4.60 6.60 3.30 4.30 6.80 9.10 9.20 13.60 16.60 17.10 17.80 29.90 33.10 26.90 28.70 24.30 14.30 14.70 17.10 20.40 22.60 +2725% +15.6%
7 Bangladesh 2 2.10 2.90 3.20 3.60 4.30 5.40 6.60 8.90 10.50 10.90 12.10 14.10 13.90 15 15.30 13.60 13.50 15.60 18.40 21.80 22.20 21.50 22.10 +1005% +11%
8 Germany 3.60 3.90 4.70 5.70 6.50 7.80 8.60 11.20 13.20 13.70 14.20 16.40 15.40 16.20 16.30 14.90 15.30 17.20 18.70 18.30 18.80 20.30 19.90 21.40 +494.4% +8.1%
9 Guatemala 0.60 0.60 1.60 2.10 2.60 3.10 3.70 4.20 4.40 4 4.20 4.50 5 5.30 5.80 6.50 7.40 8.40 9.40 10.70 11.40 15.40 18.20 20 +3233.3% +16.5%
10 Nigeria 1.40 1.20 1.20 1.10 2.30 14.60 16.90 18 19.20 18.40 19.70 20.60 20.50 20.80 21 20.60 19.70 22 24.30 23.80 17.20 19.50 20.10 19.50 +1292.9% +12.1%
11 Egypt 2.90 2.90 2.90 3 3.30 5 5.30 7.70 8.70 7.10 12.50 14.30 19.20 17.80 19.60 18.30 18.60 24.70 25.50 26.80 29.60 31.50 28.30 19.50 +572.4% +8.6%
12 Ukraine 0.40 0.80 1.20 1.50 1.90 2.40 3.10 5.30 6.80 5.90 6.50 7.80 8.40 9.70 7.40 8.50 9.50 12.10 14.70 15.80 15.20 18.10 16.80 15 +3650% +17.1%

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