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Personal remittances received, % of GDP: ranking of countries

178 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). Tajikistan is highest at 57.7%; Papua New Guinea is lowest at 0.0%.

World 0.8% (2025)Median country 2.3%178 countries
Remittances: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
0%2.0%4.0%6.0%1994199920042009201420192024WorldWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 178 countries

Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.

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#CountryRegionRemittancesYearRelative
1TajikistanEurope & Central Asia57.7%2025
2TongaEast Asia & Pacific39.3%2025
3LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan33.3%2023
4NepalSouth Asia32.3%2025
5HondurasLatin America & Caribbean30.1%2025
6El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean27.5%2025
7NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean26.6%2024
8BermudaNorth America24.2%2024
9The GambiaSub-Saharan Africa23.8%2025
10Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific23.5%2024
11SamoaEast Asia & Pacific22.4%2025
12LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa21.3%2024
13ComorosSub-Saharan Africa20.8%2023
14GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean20.8%2025
15LesothoSub-Saharan Africa20.8%2025
16KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia17.6%2024
17KosovoEurope & Central Asia17.3%2025
18VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific17.2%2022
19HaitiLatin America & Caribbean16.9%2024
20JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean16.3%2025
21UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia14.4%2025
22Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa11.7%2025
23EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan11.4%2025
24GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia11.2%2025
25Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia10.7%2025
26SenegalSub-Saharan Africa10.6%2023
27Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific10.0%2025
28PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan9.9%2025
29Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa9.9%2024
30Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean9.7%2025
31MontenegroEurope & Central Asia9.7%2025
32MoldovaEurope & Central Asia9.4%2025
33TogoSub-Saharan Africa8.7%2020
34PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific8.5%2025
35ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa8.5%2024
36AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia8.4%2025
37BurundiSub-Saharan Africa8.1%2025
38NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa7.8%2025
39Sri LankaSouth Asia7.6%2025
40JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan7.6%2024
41MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan7.5%2025
42BangladeshSouth Asia7.4%2025
43FijiEast Asia & Pacific7.1%2024
44Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean7.0%2025
45CroatiaEurope & Central Asia6.9%2025
46TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan6.7%2025
47SerbiaEurope & Central Asia6.6%2025
48KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific6.5%2025
49Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific6.0%2024
50EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean5.9%2025
51DominicaLatin America & Caribbean5.5%2025
52CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean5.4%2023
53ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia5.4%2025
54TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific5.1%2023
55EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa4.8%2024
56UkraineEurope & Central Asia4.6%2025
57Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa4.6%2024
58UgandaSub-Saharan Africa4.5%2025
59VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean4.3%2025
60CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific4.3%2025
61West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan4.0%2025
62MaliSub-Saharan Africa4.0%2024
63AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan4.0%2020
64SurinameLatin America & Caribbean3.9%2025
65IndiaSouth Asia3.8%2025
66KenyaSub-Saharan Africa3.8%2025
67BelizeLatin America & Caribbean3.7%2025
68São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa3.7%2025
69Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa3.6%2025
70MexicoLatin America & Caribbean3.6%2025
71RwandaSub-Saharan Africa3.4%2024
72Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean3.4%2025
73GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean3.3%2025
74NigerSub-Saharan Africa3.3%2024
75BhutanSouth Asia3.3%2024
76GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean3.2%2023
77MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa3.1%2025
78ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean3.1%2025
79LatviaEurope & Central Asia3.0%2025
80ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean2.9%2025
81Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean2.8%2023
82LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia2.7%2025
83LaosEast Asia & Pacific2.6%2025
84Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa2.6%2024
85BelarusEurope & Central Asia2.5%2025
86RomaniaEurope & Central Asia2.5%2025
87GuineaSub-Saharan Africa2.5%2024
88North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia2.4%2025
89Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean2.4%2025
90HungaryEurope & Central Asia2.3%2025
91BelgiumEurope & Central Asia2.3%2025
92MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific2.2%2025
93GhanaSub-Saharan Africa2.1%2025
94BulgariaEurope & Central Asia2.1%2025
95SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia2.1%2025
96ThailandEast Asia & Pacific2.1%2025
97MalawiSub-Saharan Africa2.0%2025
98CyprusEurope & Central Asia2.0%2025
99Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa2.0%2024
100AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia2.0%2025
101BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean1.9%2025
102MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa1.9%2024
103MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific1.9%2025
104BeninSub-Saharan Africa1.7%2023
105PeruLatin America & Caribbean1.6%2025
106LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia1.4%2025
107TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa1.4%2024
108ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa1.4%2025
109SloveniaEurope & Central Asia1.4%2025
110DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1.3%2024
111NauruEast Asia & Pacific1.3%2024
112FranceEurope & Central Asia1.3%2025
113CameroonSub-Saharan Africa1.3%2024
114CzechiaEurope & Central Asia1.3%2025
115IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific1.2%2025
116MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa1.2%2025
117EstoniaEurope & Central Asia1.1%2025
118San MarinoEurope & Central Asia1.1%2023
119ArubaLatin America & Caribbean1.0%2023
120Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean0.9%2025
121PolandEurope & Central Asia0.9%2025
122AndorraEurope & Central Asia0.9%2025
123MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa0.9%2024
124BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa0.8%2025
125Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean0.8%2025
126SwedenEurope & Central Asia0.8%2025
127PalauEast Asia & Pacific0.8%2023
128PortugalEurope & Central Asia0.8%2025
129Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean0.8%2025
130EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa0.7%2025
131NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa0.7%2024
132PanamaLatin America & Caribbean0.7%2025
133IcelandEurope & Central Asia0.7%2025
134AustriaEurope & Central Asia0.7%2025
135AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.6%2025
136QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.6%2025
137SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa0.5%2025
138ItalyEurope & Central Asia0.5%2025
139GermanyEurope & Central Asia0.5%2025
140BahamasLatin America & Caribbean0.4%2024
141NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia0.4%2025
142SpainEurope & Central Asia0.4%2025
143South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific0.4%2025
144SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia0.4%2025
145DenmarkEurope & Central Asia0.4%2025
146MacaoEast Asia & Pacific0.3%2025
147IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.3%2025
148Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa0.3%2021
149FinlandEurope & Central Asia0.3%2025
150South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa0.2%2025
151BrazilLatin America & Caribbean0.2%2025
152GreeceEurope & Central Asia0.2%2025
153NorwayEurope & Central Asia0.2%2025
154IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.2%2025
155UruguayLatin America & Caribbean0.2%2025
156New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific0.2%2022
157ChinaEast Asia & Pacific0.2%2025
158Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean0.1%2024
159ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean0.1%2025
160United KingdomEurope & Central Asia0.1%2025
161Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific0.1%2025
162AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific0.1%2025
163JapanEast Asia & Pacific0.1%2025
164IrelandEurope & Central Asia0.1%2025
165KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia0.1%2025
166MaldivesSouth Asia0.1%2025
167RussiaEurope & Central Asia0.1%2025
168MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.1%2024
169TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia0.0%2025
170AngolaSub-Saharan Africa0.0%2025
171CanadaNorth America0.0%2025
172OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.0%2025
173United StatesNorth America0.0%2025
174ChileLatin America & Caribbean0.0%2025
175Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.0%2025
176SudanSub-Saharan Africa0.0%2025
177KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan0.0%2025
178Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific0.0%2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)