Economy > Balance of payments > Current account > Transfers > Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $48.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | European Union | $24.18 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Mexico | $21.18 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Nigeria | $18.23 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Philippines | $15.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | China | $13.69 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Bangladesh | $10.51 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Pakistan | $8.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Spain | $6.73 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $6.51 billion | 2009 | |||
| 10 | Lebanon | $6.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Morocco | $6.27 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Romania | $4.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Colombia | $4.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Guatemala | $3.99 billion | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Poland | $3.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Serbia and Montenegro | $3.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $3.64 billion | 2009 | |||
| 17 | El Salvador | $3.46 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Sri Lanka | $3.33 billion | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Portugal | $3.19 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Jordan | $3.12 billion | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Sudan | $3.10 billion | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Dominican Republic | $3.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Nepal | $2.86 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Ecuador | $2.50 billion | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Honduras | $2.48 billion | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Peru | $2.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Brazil | $2.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $1.95 billion | 2008 | |||
| 28 | Jamaica | $1.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Tajikistan | $1.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Tunisia | $1.73 billion | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Ukraine | $1.64 billion | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Greece | $1.61 billion | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1.43 billion | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Japan | $1.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Senegal | $1.38 billion | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Haiti | $1.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Syria | $1.25 billion | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Azerbaijan | $1.18 billion | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Albania | $1.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 40 | France | $1.08 billion | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | $1.07 billion | 2009 | |||
| 41 | Bolivia | $1.02 billion | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | $982.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | $982.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Bulgaria | $964.89 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Turkey | $934.00 million | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $930.98 million | 2009 | |||
| 46 | Russia | $775.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Nicaragua | $768.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Uganda | $749.70 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $650.80 million | 2009 | |||
| 49 | Moldova | $635.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Kenya | $631.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Argentina | $567.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Croatia | $543.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Austria | $508.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Costa Rica | $488.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Mali | $406.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Paraguay | $366.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Georgia | $317.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Switzerland | $313.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Togo | $301.37 million | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Italy | $285.29 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Guyana | $273.90 million | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Ethiopia | $261.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Netherlands | $250.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Algeria | $232.99 million | 1991 | ||
| 65 | New Zealand | $225.93 million | 1999 | ||
| 66 | Benin | $199.60 million | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Mongolia | $191.50 million | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | $180.86 million | 1985 | |||
| 68 | Panama | $167.10 million | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $151.04 million | 1992 | |||
| 69 | Cape Verde | $145.79 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Cambodia | $140.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Belgium | $137.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Cameroon | $129.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Sweden | $126.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Samoa | $121.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Ghana | $114.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Venezuela | $109.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Fiji | $104.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Uruguay | $100.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Czech Republic | $96.02 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | $94.50 million | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Cyprus | $91.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Tonga | $89.11 million | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Rwanda | $88.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Armenia | $85.79 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Burkina Faso | $85.00 million | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Belize | $76.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 87 | The Gambia | $72.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Burma | $65.71 million | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Iraq | $63.80 million | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Botswana | $61.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Barbados | $57.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Estonia | $57.01 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Kazakhstan | $56.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Niger | $53.10 million | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Hungary | $52.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Guinea | $50.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | $49.46 million | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Zambia | $41.26 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $36.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Sierra Leone | $32.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Mozambique | $31.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Lesotho | $28.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Burundi | $28.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Norway | $27.97 million | 1991 | ||
| 105 | Grenada | $26.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Saint Lucia | $24.95 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $23.84 million | 1989 | |||
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $21.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Dominica | $18.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | French Polynesia | $15.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Ireland | $12.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Comoros | $12.21 million | 1995 | ||
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | $12.06 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Tanzania | $11.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Seychelles | $11.61 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Laos | $9.88 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Slovakia | $7.32 million | 1997 | ||
| 117 | Liberia | $7.01 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Djibouti | $5.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | New Caledonia | $5.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Congo, Republic of the | $5.68 million | 2004 | ||
| 121 | Namibia | $5.26 million | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Aruba | $4.89 million | 2009 | ||
| 123 | Kiribati | $2.88 million | 1994 | ||
| 124 | Netherlands Antilles | $2.79 million | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Luxembourg | $2.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Cote d'Ivoire | $2.55 million | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Mauritania | $2.21 million | 1998 | ||
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | $2.11 million | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Latvia | $2.00 million | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Sao Tome and Principe | $2.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Swaziland | $1.97 million | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Gabon | $1.48 million | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Madagascar | $1.36 million | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Vanuatu | $1.22 million | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Suriname | $900,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Malawi | $843,693.59 | 2002 | ||
| 137 | Chad | $715,051.59 | 1994 | ||
| 138 | Malta | $293,052.15 | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Solomon Islands | $182,329.46 | 2009 | ||
| 140 | Angola | $162,358.50 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Libya | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =141 | Finland | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =141 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =141 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2000 | ||
| =141 | Oman | 0.0 | 1999 | ||
| =141 | Australia | 0.0 | 1997 | ||
| =141 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =141 | Thailand | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =141 | Chile | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =141 | Denmark | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =141 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 1992 | ||
| =141 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 1990 | ||
| =141 | Somalia | 0.0 | 1989 | ||
| =141 | South Africa | 0.0 | 1989 | ||
| =141 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =141 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =141 | Israel | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =141 | Singapore | 0.0 | 1986 | ||
| =141 | United States | 0.0 | 1985 | ||
| =141 | United Kingdom | 0.0 | 1983 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Balance of payments > Current account > Transfers > Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$
- India ranked first for balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ amongst Former British colonies in 2009.
- 74 of the bottom 143 countries by balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ are Christian.
- 3 of the bottom 32 countries by balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ are Latin American and Caribbean.
- 56 of the bottom 92 countries by balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ are Hot countries.
- 11 of the bottom 122 countries by balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ are Emerging markets'.
- 5 of the bottom 23 countries by balance of payments > current account > transfers > workers' remittances > receipts > boP > current US$ are Densely populated.
