Ghana - Remittances Received 2018
$3.5B
−$15.8M from 2017
Ghana's remittances received was $3.5B in 2018, decreased +$15.8M from $3.5B in 2017. This was the 144th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Angola | $1.6M | 11.4% |
| 2nd | Palau | $2.3M | -2.1% |
| 3rd | Tuvalu | $2.7M | -2.6% |
| 4th | Papua New Guinea | $3.6M | -14.4% |
| 5th | Maldives | $4.2M | 5.0% |
| 6th | Nauru | $6.5M | -36.8% |
| 7th | Turks and Caicos Islands | $7.5M | -3.0% |
| 8th | Cayman Islands | $14.3M | -8.5% |
| 9th | São Tomé and Principe | $17.8M | -2.3% |
| 10th | San Marino | $18.7M | 12.9% |
| 11th | Solomon Islands | $19.9M | 21.9% |
| 12th | Kiribati | $20.0M | 11.2% |
| 13th | Malta | $20.7M | -14.9% |
| 14th | Seychelles | $22.7M | 4.9% |
| 15th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $23.3M | 0.0% |
| 16th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $25.9M | 4.6% |
| 17th | Kuwait | $27.7M | 20.8% |
| 18th | Guinea | $28.4M | -36.3% |
| 19th | Marshall Islands | $31.5M | 3.3% |
| 20th | Antigua and Barbuda | $32.8M | 36.4% |
| 21st | Aruba | $36.9M | -34.2% |
| 22nd | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Macao SAR, China | $42.1M | 21.9% |
| 24th | Dominica | $42.1M | -5.0% |
| 25th | St. Lucia | $42.9M | 2.5% |
| 26th | Botswana | $44.3M | 13.7% |
| 27th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $46.3M | 1.4% |
| 28th | Grenada | $48.0M | 1.5% |
| 29th | Burundi | $48.3M | 42.8% |
| 30th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $51.0M | -7.4% |
| 31st | Namibia | $53.7M | 11.1% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | $58.1M | 34.7% |
| 33rd | Djibouti | $59.9M | 44.9% |
| 34th | Mauritania | $60.4M | -21.7% |
| 35th | Chile | $69.9M | 5.0% |
| 36th | Sierra Leone | $73.2M | 15.2% |
| 37th | Barbados | $85.2M | 0.0% |
| 38th | Belize | $92.5M | 2.5% |
| 39th | Timor-Leste | $96.3M | 10.7% |
| 40th | Suriname | $98.7M | 0.8% |
| 41st | Zambia | $107.0M | 14.2% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | $114.0M | 4.2% |
| 43rd | Vanuatu | $115.2M | 34.0% |
| 44th | Eswatini | $125.7M | -12.9% |
| 45th | Guinea-Bissau | $128.0M | 21.7% |
| 46th | Trinidad and Tobago | $138.7M | 2.7% |
| 47th | Samoa | $147.6M | 8.7% |
| 48th | Curaçao | $155.3M | -3.0% |
| 49th | Comoros | $172.6M | 31.2% |
| 50th | Tonga | $173.4M | 9.4% |
| 51st | Iceland | $178.7M | -7.2% |
| 52nd | Malawi | $181.1M | 129.5% |
| 53rd | Benin | $198.7M | 1.5% |
| 54th | Gambia, The | $212.0M | 32.4% |
| 55th | Cabo Verde | $234.5M | 8.3% |
| 56th | Lao PDR | $239.9M | -1.2% |
| 57th | Mauritius | $244.6M | -2.2% |
| 58th | Rwanda | $260.5M | 21.0% |
| 59th | Fiji | $290.1M | 4.1% |
| 60th | Niger | $296.7M | 12.4% |
| 61st | Côte d'Ivoire | $332.0M | 7.9% |
| 62nd | Cameroon | $333.6M | 5.3% |
| 63rd | Guyana | $333.7M | 3.5% |
| 64th | Saudi Arabia | $334.9M | 15.2% |
| 65th | North Macedonia | $379.2M | 9.9% |
| 66th | Tanzania | $412.9M | 2.6% |
| 67th | Mozambique | $417.7M | 62.0% |
| 68th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $424.6M | -2.8% |
| 69th | Sudan | $425.2M | 99.7% |
| 70th | Madagascar | $425.5M | 24.1% |
| 71st | Mongolia | $440.6M | 61.2% |
| 72nd | Togo | $450.8M | 11.7% |
| 73rd | Burkina Faso | $455.7M | 9.3% |
| 74th | Liberia | $459.9M | 14.0% |
| 75th | Qatar | $467.0M | -29.9% |
| 76th | Greece | $489.7M | 22.2% |
| 77th | New Zealand | $509.0M | -5.5% |
| 78th | Cyprus | $521.2M | 12.2% |
| 79th | Argentina | $522.4M | 8.9% |
| 80th | Costa Rica | $533.5M | -4.8% |
| 81st | Panama | $537.9M | 0.8% |
| 82nd | Estonia | $570.4M | 12.9% |
| 83rd | Lesotho | $572.5M | 4.7% |
| 84th | French Polynesia | $581.6M | 0.0% |
| 85th | Montenegro | $588.9M | 12.6% |
| 86th | Kazakhstan | $618.0M | 10.3% |
| 87th | New Caledonia | $621.1M | 0.0% |
| 88th | Ireland | $623.6M | 4.5% |
| 89th | Norway | $644.3M | 4.6% |
| 90th | Slovenia | $644.8M | 28.5% |
| 91st | Portugal | $721.7M | 23.8% |
| 92nd | Iraq | $741.7M | -31.9% |
| 93rd | Afghanistan | $803.5M | -2.3% |
| 94th | Finland | $841.1M | -7.4% |
| 95th | Paraguay | $852.8M | 1.6% |
| 96th | South Africa | $929.0M | 6.3% |
| 97th | Israel | $1.0B | 3.1% |
| 98th | Mali | $1.0B | 15.5% |
| 99th | Türkiye | $1.1B | 8.6% |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | $1.2B | 8.2% |
| 101st | Kosovo | $1.2B | 11.1% |
| 102nd | Latvia | $1.2B | -2.9% |
| 103rd | South Sudan | $1.3B | 99.9% |
| 104th | Canada | $1.3B | 2.2% |
| 105th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $1.3B | -10.5% |
| 106th | Uganda | $1.3B | 14.8% |
| 107th | Lithuania | $1.4B | 6.5% |
| 108th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.4B | -1.4% |
| 109th | Denmark | $1.4B | 7.7% |
| 110th | Zimbabwe | $1.4B | -17.5% |
| 111th | Cambodia | $1.4B | 11.2% |
| 112th | Belarus | $1.4B | 15.3% |
| 113th | Bermuda | $1.4B | -3.9% |
| 114th | Albania | $1.5B | 11.2% |
| 115th | Armenia | $1.5B | -3.3% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | $1.5B | 7.9% |
| 117th | Malaysia | $1.7B | 2.2% |
| 118th | Tunisia | $1.7B | -10.1% |
| 119th | Australia | $1.8B | -9.0% |
| 120th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $1.8B | 69.4% |
| 121st | Moldova | $1.8B | 12.2% |
| 122nd | Algeria | $2.0B | 10.8% |
| 123rd | Georgia | $2.0B | 13.4% |
| 124th | Luxembourg | $2.1B | 9.2% |
| 125th | Bulgaria | $2.1B | 2.0% |
| 126th | Tajikistan | $2.2B | -2.4% |
| 127th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2.3B | 12.2% |
| 128th | Senegal | $2.4B | 13.0% |
| 129th | Jamaica | $2.5B | 1.6% |
| 130th | Myanmar | $2.7B | 9.0% |
| 131st | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.7B | 8.2% |
| 132nd | Kenya | $2.7B | 38.6% |
| 133rd | Haiti | $2.7B | 13.1% |
| 134th | West Bank and Gaza | $2.8B | 19.1% |
| 135th | Slovak Republic | $2.8B | 10.8% |
| 136th | Switzerland | $2.9B | -1.6% |
| 137th | Brazil | $2.9B | 8.7% |
| 138th | Austria | $3.0B | 2.2% |
| 139th | Ecuador | $3.0B | 6.7% |
| 140th | Peru | $3.2B | 3.9% |
| 141st | Sweden | $3.3B | 0.4% |
| 142nd | Spain | $3.3B | 10.9% |
| 143rd | Yemen, Republic of | $3.4B | 0.0% |
| 144th | Ghana | $3.5B | -0.4% |
| 145th | Netherlands | $3.7B | 9.0% |
| 146th | Czechia | $4.0B | 10.8% |
| 147th | Croatia | $4.0B | 9.4% |
| 148th | Japan | $4.4B | -1.7% |
| 149th | United Kingdom | $4.4B | 1.9% |
| 150th | Hungary | $4.4B | 6.8% |
| 151st | Serbia | $4.4B | 23.8% |
| 152nd | Jordan | $4.5B | 0.9% |
| 153rd | Honduras | $4.8B | 10.5% |
| 154th | El Salvador | $5.4B | 7.9% |
| 155th | Colombia | $6.7B | 14.7% |
| 156th | Dominican Republic | $6.8B | 10.4% |
| 157th | Morocco | $6.9B | 1.4% |
| 158th | United States | $6.9B | 9.4% |
| 159th | Lebanon | $7.0B | -1.2% |
| 160th | Romania | $7.0B | 6.5% |
| 161st | Sri Lanka | $7.0B | -2.0% |
| 162nd | Korea | $7.1B | 9.2% |
| 163rd | Thailand | $7.5B | 11.1% |
| 164th | Poland | $7.6B | 4.1% |
| 165th | Uzbekistan | $7.6B | 6.7% |
| 166th | Nepal | $8.3B | 19.6% |
| 167th | Russian Federation | $9.3B | 12.8% |
| 168th | Guatemala | $9.4B | 12.4% |
| 169th | Italy | $9.9B | 1.6% |
| 170th | Viet Nam | $10.2B | 8.4% |
| 171st | Indonesia | $11.2B | 24.8% |
| 172nd | Belgium | $12.4B | 8.9% |
| 173rd | Ukraine | $14.7B | 21.1% |
| 174th | Bangladesh | $15.6B | 15.3% |
| 175th | Germany | $18.7B | 8.4% |
| 176th | Pakistan | $21.2B | 6.7% |
| 177th | China | $24.3B | -15.2% |
| 178th | Nigeria | $24.3B | 10.3% |
| 179th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $25.5B | 3.1% |
| 180th | France | $28.4B | 5.9% |
| 181st | Philippines | $33.8B | 3.0% |
| 182nd | Mexico | $36.5B | 10.9% |
| 183rd | India | $78.8B | 14.2% |
| 184th | European Union | $125.2B | 6.6% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's remittances received in 2018?▾
Ghana's remittances received in 2018 was $3.5B. This ranked 144th globally.
How did Ghana's remittances received change in 2018?▾
Ghana's remittances received decreased by 0.4% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2018?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2018 at $125.2B.
What is the remittances received of Ghana in 2018?▾
The remittances received of Ghana in 2018 was $3.5B. This ranked 144th globally.
What was Ghana's remittances received in billion in 2018?▾
Ghana's remittances received in 2018 was approximately 3.52 billion ($3.5B).
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Ghana's remittances received?▾
Ghana's remittances received went from $3.5B in 2017 to $3.5B in 2018, a 0.4% decrease.
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