Kenya - Remittances Received 2012
$1.2B
+$276.9M from 2011
Kenya's remittances received was $1.2B in 2012, increased +$276.9M from $934.1M in 2011. This was the 108th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mauritius | $861,943 | 66.1% |
| 2nd | Palau | $2.4M | 20.0% |
| 3rd | Kuwait | $2.6M | -53.6% |
| 4th | Maldives | $3.1M | 5.0% |
| 5th | Tuvalu | $3.8M | -16.3% |
| 6th | Aruba | $4.9M | -8.4% |
| 7th | São Tomé and Principe | $6.4M | -7.6% |
| 8th | Suriname | $8.1M | 106.9% |
| 9th | Nauru | $8.4M | 580.3% |
| 10th | Papua New Guinea | $14.3M | 15.9% |
| 11th | Kiribati | $17.6M | 3.6% |
| 12th | Seychelles | $17.7M | -30.1% |
| 13th | Botswana | $18.1M | -11.3% |
| 14th | Bhutan | $18.1M | 73.5% |
| 15th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $18.9M | 5.9% |
| 16th | Solomon Islands | $20.7M | 22.4% |
| 17th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $20.8M | 7.1% |
| 18th | Vanuatu | $22.0M | 1.2% |
| 19th | Gabon | $22.6M | 3.6% |
| 20th | Marshall Islands | $23.2M | 4.9% |
| 21st | Malawi | $28.3M | 11.8% |
| 22nd | Antigua and Barbuda | $29.8M | 1.9% |
| 23rd | St. Lucia | $32.2M | 1.1% |
| 24th | Djibouti | $33.3M | 2.8% |
| 25th | Grenada | $38.0M | 2.5% |
| 26th | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 27th | Angola | $40.3M | 19,606.3% |
| 28th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $43.0M | 0.3% |
| 29th | Guinea-Bissau | $45.6M | -12.4% |
| 30th | Burundi | $46.4M | 2.1% |
| 31st | Macao SAR, China | $46.9M | -2.9% |
| 32nd | Dominica | $47.1M | 1.6% |
| 33rd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $55.7M | 2.9% |
| 34th | Sierra Leone | $64.5M | 9.7% |
| 35th | Guinea | $66.3M | 2.8% |
| 36th | Congo, Republic of | $68.3M | 9.8% |
| 37th | Chile | $72.0M | 1.6% |
| 38th | Zambia | $72.9M | 57.5% |
| 39th | Belize | $75.9M | 0.8% |
| 40th | Namibia | $80.1M | 1.7% |
| 41st | Eswatini | $88.5M | 39.4% |
| 42nd | Tonga | $91.2M | 8.2% |
| 43rd | Uruguay | $91.6M | -28.9% |
| 44th | Gambia, The | $106.3M | 16.4% |
| 45th | Comoros | $110.2M | 1.9% |
| 46th | Timor-Leste | $119.9M | -12.4% |
| 47th | Curaçao | $136.0M | -9.4% |
| 48th | Trinidad and Tobago | $138.8M | -14.2% |
| 49th | Niger | $151.8M | -8.6% |
| 50th | Barbados | $152.3M | 3.4% |
| 51st | Iceland | $155.7M | 2.4% |
| 52nd | Mozambique | $174.1M | 34.3% |
| 53rd | Cabo Verde | $177.0M | 0.1% |
| 54th | Samoa | $177.7M | 11.3% |
| 55th | Rwanda | $182.4M | 4.7% |
| 56th | Fiji | $190.6M | 18.7% |
| 57th | Malta | $200.1M | -11.9% |
| 58th | Lao PDR | $203.0M | 84.0% |
| 59th | Benin | $207.8M | 20.7% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | $210.0M | -5.0% |
| 61st | Cameroon | $210.4M | -4.2% |
| 62nd | Algeria | $214.8M | 5.9% |
| 63rd | Afghanistan | $219.4M | 22.5% |
| 64th | Saudi Arabia | $245.9M | 0.9% |
| 65th | Slovenia | $249.1M | 18.4% |
| 66th | Iraq | $271.0M | 21.5% |
| 67th | Myanmar | $274.6M | 116.1% |
| 68th | Kazakhstan | $283.0M | 57.5% |
| 69th | Mongolia | $323.8M | 29.7% |
| 70th | Madagascar | $330.5M | -1.3% |
| 71st | Togo | $344.7M | 41.0% |
| 72nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | $366.8M | 4.3% |
| 73rd | Côte d'Ivoire | $367.1M | -7.6% |
| 74th | Tanzania | $390.1M | -4.7% |
| 75th | North Macedonia | $394.2M | -9.2% |
| 76th | Panama | $410.9M | 11.6% |
| 77th | Estonia | $460.7M | 5.0% |
| 78th | New Zealand | $461.8M | 1.4% |
| 79th | Guyana | $469.3M | 13.8% |
| 80th | Montenegro | $507.5M | -0.4% |
| 81st | Portugal | $543.3M | -13.9% |
| 82nd | Liberia | $546.8M | 4.6% |
| 83rd | Lesotho | $554.6M | -14.6% |
| 84th | Costa Rica | $562.3M | 8.1% |
| 85th | Argentina | $577.5M | -17.2% |
| 86th | Sudan | $595.8M | -27.7% |
| 87th | Cyprus | $601.1M | -18.8% |
| 88th | French Polynesia | $633.5M | -12.3% |
| 89th | Paraguay | $634.1M | 17.3% |
| 90th | Greece | $681.0M | -42.6% |
| 91st | Israel | $684.9M | 15.2% |
| 92nd | Ireland | $695.0M | -8.1% |
| 93rd | New Caledonia | $715.0M | 20.3% |
| 94th | Romania | $733.2M | 5.6% |
| 95th | Norway | $766.5M | 0.2% |
| 96th | Qatar | $803.3M | 40.0% |
| 97th | Mali | $827.4M | 5.4% |
| 98th | Cambodia | $855.0M | 40.0% |
| 99th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $855.9M | -24.1% |
| 100th | Uganda | $913.3M | 11.9% |
| 101st | Kosovo | $945.6M | -4.8% |
| 102nd | Nicaragua | $1.0B | 11.2% |
| 103rd | Belarus | $1.1B | 18.2% |
| 104th | South Africa | $1.1B | -6.4% |
| 105th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.1B | 6.5% |
| 106th | Denmark | $1.2B | 2.8% |
| 107th | Bermuda | $1.2B | 1.3% |
| 108th | Kenya | $1.2B | 29.6% |
| 109th | Canada | $1.3B | 2.2% |
| 110th | Malaysia | $1.3B | 6.8% |
| 111th | Czechia | $1.4B | 1.1% |
| 112th | Albania | $1.4B | -8.5% |
| 113th | Bulgaria | $1.4B | -2.3% |
| 114th | Latvia | $1.5B | -0.5% |
| 115th | Lithuania | $1.5B | -22.9% |
| 116th | Senegal | $1.6B | -2.5% |
| 117th | Haiti | $1.6B | 3.9% |
| 118th | Finland | $1.7B | -0.7% |
| 119th | Luxembourg | $1.7B | -5.1% |
| 120th | West Bank and Gaza | $1.7B | 52.1% |
| 121st | Georgia | $1.8B | 14.4% |
| 122nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1.8B | -5.7% |
| 123rd | Türkiye | $1.9B | -0.1% |
| 124th | Armenia | $1.9B | 6.5% |
| 125th | Slovak Republic | $1.9B | 9.9% |
| 126th | Moldova | $2.0B | 9.6% |
| 127th | Azerbaijan | $2.0B | 5.1% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.0B | 18.9% |
| 129th | Croatia | $2.1B | -17.4% |
| 130th | Spain | $2.1B | 22.1% |
| 131st | Zimbabwe | $2.1B | 10.1% |
| 132nd | Ghana | $2.2B | 1.0% |
| 133rd | Jamaica | $2.2B | 3.0% |
| 134th | Tunisia | $2.3B | 13.0% |
| 135th | Australia | $2.4B | -0.4% |
| 136th | Ecuador | $2.5B | -7.6% |
| 137th | Japan | $2.5B | 19.1% |
| 138th | Switzerland | $2.6B | -13.6% |
| 139th | Brazil | $2.8B | -13.4% |
| 140th | Peru | $2.8B | 5.3% |
| 141st | Honduras | $2.9B | 3.9% |
| 142nd | Austria | $3.0B | -6.8% |
| 143rd | Netherlands | $3.1B | -4.3% |
| 144th | Hungary | $3.1B | 36.2% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | $3.2B | 18.4% |
| 146th | Yemen, Republic of | $3.4B | 138.7% |
| 147th | Serbia | $3.5B | -10.5% |
| 148th | Jordan | $3.8B | 4.5% |
| 149th | El Salvador | $3.9B | 7.4% |
| 150th | Colombia | $4.0B | -2.0% |
| 151st | Dominican Republic | $4.3B | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Sweden | $4.3B | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Nepal | $4.8B | 13.7% |
| 154th | United Kingdom | $4.9B | -3.0% |
| 155th | Guatemala | $5.0B | 9.5% |
| 156th | Thailand | $5.7B | 7.6% |
| 157th | Russian Federation | $5.8B | -5.2% |
| 158th | Sri Lanka | $6.0B | 16.4% |
| 159th | Uzbekistan | $6.1B | 24.1% |
| 160th | United States | $6.3B | 3.3% |
| 161st | Morocco | $6.5B | -10.3% |
| 162nd | Korea | $6.6B | -0.2% |
| 163rd | Lebanon | $6.7B | -3.0% |
| 164th | Poland | $7.0B | -9.4% |
| 165th | Indonesia | $7.2B | 4.2% |
| 166th | Viet Nam | $7.9B | -5.0% |
| 167th | Ukraine | $8.4B | 8.0% |
| 168th | Italy | $9.2B | 5.0% |
| 169th | Belgium | $11.2B | -4.7% |
| 170th | Pakistan | $14.0B | 14.2% |
| 171st | Bangladesh | $14.1B | 17.0% |
| 172nd | Germany | $15.4B | -6.3% |
| 173rd | China | $17.1B | 3.0% |
| 174th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $19.2B | 34.3% |
| 175th | Nigeria | $20.5B | -0.4% |
| 176th | France | $22.7B | -1.2% |
| 177th | Mexico | $24.1B | -0.6% |
| 178th | Philippines | $24.6B | 6.7% |
| 179th | India | $68.8B | 10.1% |
| 180th | European Union | $99.7B | -2.9% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's remittances received in 2012?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2012 was $1.2B. This ranked 108th globally.
How did Kenya's remittances received change in 2012?▾
Kenya's remittances received increased by 29.6% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2012?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2012 at $99.7B.
What is the remittances received of Kenya in 2012?▾
The remittances received of Kenya in 2012 was $1.2B. This ranked 108th globally.
What was Kenya's remittances received in billion in 2012?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2012 was approximately 1.21 billion ($1.2B).
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Kenya's remittances received?▾
Kenya's remittances received went from $934.1M in 2011 to $1.2B in 2012, a 29.6% increase.
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