Kenya - Remittances Received 2015
$1.6B
+$128.4M from 2014
Kenya's remittances received was $1.6B in 2015, increased +$128.4M from $1.4B in 2014. This was the 118th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Palau | $2.3M | 2.5% |
| 2nd | Tuvalu | $2.6M | -18.8% |
| 3rd | Maldives | $3.6M | 5.0% |
| 4th | Papua New Guinea | $3.9M | -62.3% |
| 5th | Turks and Caicos Islands | $6.1M | -15.5% |
| 6th | Suriname | $6.7M | -24.1% |
| 7th | Nauru | $10.4M | -12.1% |
| 8th | Angola | $11.1M | -64.1% |
| 9th | Kiribati | $14.0M | -14.2% |
| 10th | Seychelles | $18.4M | 22.2% |
| 11th | Gabon | $18.5M | -37.4% |
| 12th | Solomon Islands | $18.6M | 13.8% |
| 13th | Bhutan | $19.7M | 37.5% |
| 14th | São Tomé and Principe | $20.0M | -25.5% |
| 15th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $23.3M | 0.0% |
| 16th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $24.4M | 12.6% |
| 17th | Marshall Islands | $27.3M | 4.8% |
| 18th | Congo, Republic of | $29.8M | -28.4% |
| 19th | Botswana | $30.0M | -34.9% |
| 20th | Antigua and Barbuda | $31.2M | -1.9% |
| 21st | Kuwait | $34.3M | 792.5% |
| 22nd | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Macao SAR, China | $39.5M | 7.2% |
| 24th | Vanuatu | $39.7M | -4.6% |
| 25th | Djibouti | $39.7M | 4.8% |
| 26th | St. Lucia | $40.5M | 15.0% |
| 27th | Malawi | $41.5M | 7.8% |
| 28th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $41.8M | -4.0% |
| 29th | Grenada | $43.4M | 6.0% |
| 30th | Namibia | $46.7M | -42.2% |
| 31st | Zambia | $47.0M | -19.3% |
| 32nd | Sierra Leone | $48.2M | -22.9% |
| 33rd | Burundi | $51.1M | -9.1% |
| 34th | Dominica | $51.9M | 3.0% |
| 35th | Aruba | $53.6M | -8.5% |
| 36th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $55.1M | -11.3% |
| 37th | Chile | $59.0M | -2.7% |
| 38th | Timor-Leste | $61.6M | 41.0% |
| 39th | Belize | $84.7M | 5.5% |
| 40th | Guinea-Bissau | $85.0M | -8.1% |
| 41st | Uruguay | $90.3M | -7.7% |
| 42nd | Eswatini | $95.8M | -0.1% |
| 43rd | Tonga | $129.3M | 8.4% |
| 44th | Guinea | $130.6M | 7.5% |
| 45th | Samoa | $131.2M | -6.7% |
| 46th | Comoros | $131.9M | -17.5% |
| 47th | Curaçao | $142.4M | -0.6% |
| 48th | Mozambique | $142.9M | -8.1% |
| 49th | Sudan | $151.4M | -70.1% |
| 50th | Gambia, The | $154.1M | 11.8% |
| 51st | Trinidad and Tobago | $155.2M | 7.2% |
| 52nd | Rwanda | $159.2M | -13.3% |
| 53rd | Niger | $171.6M | -21.7% |
| 54th | Lao PDR | $189.2M | 0.6% |
| 55th | Barbados | $198.0M | 4.9% |
| 56th | Cabo Verde | $200.9M | 2.0% |
| 57th | Benin | $214.4M | -29.6% |
| 58th | Iceland | $218.2M | -0.3% |
| 59th | Mauritius | $223.6M | -31.6% |
| 60th | Cameroon | $241.7M | -14.7% |
| 61st | Fiji | $252.4M | 14.2% |
| 62nd | Mongolia | $260.9M | 2.3% |
| 63rd | Malta | $274.4M | 8.6% |
| 64th | Kazakhstan | $294.3M | -26.7% |
| 65th | Saudi Arabia | $295.4M | 8.1% |
| 66th | Guyana | $302.8M | -8.2% |
| 67th | Cyprus | $313.7M | -2.9% |
| 68th | Madagascar | $326.8M | -5.1% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | $326.9M | -14.7% |
| 70th | Côte d'Ivoire | $336.4M | -13.1% |
| 71st | Lesotho | $347.8M | -14.4% |
| 72nd | Afghanistan | $348.6M | 37.6% |
| 73rd | Togo | $363.7M | -15.0% |
| 74th | Burkina Faso | $385.0M | -2.9% |
| 75th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $386.8M | 3.8% |
| 76th | Tanzania | $387.8M | -0.4% |
| 77th | Slovenia | $399.5M | 7.0% |
| 78th | Qatar | $437.1M | -12.3% |
| 79th | Estonia | $457.3M | -15.9% |
| 80th | Montenegro | $469.7M | -13.5% |
| 81st | Argentina | $494.4M | -2.2% |
| 82nd | Greece | $509.3M | -30.7% |
| 83rd | Portugal | $516.8M | -16.0% |
| 84th | New Zealand | $531.7M | -0.6% |
| 85th | Costa Rica | $552.0M | -7.1% |
| 86th | Paraguay | $553.6M | 9.3% |
| 87th | Panama | $554.2M | -26.7% |
| 88th | French Polynesia | $564.3M | -14.5% |
| 89th | Ireland | $603.6M | -16.8% |
| 90th | Norway | $608.9M | -19.9% |
| 91st | New Caledonia | $612.9M | -15.0% |
| 92nd | Liberia | $654.4M | 27.8% |
| 93rd | Mali | $816.9M | -11.3% |
| 94th | South Africa | $825.3M | -9.7% |
| 95th | Israel | $853.1M | -0.7% |
| 96th | Finland | $865.4M | -19.0% |
| 97th | Uganda | $902.2M | 1.6% |
| 98th | Belarus | $931.5M | -24.3% |
| 99th | Kosovo | $971.4M | -11.6% |
| 100th | Iraq | $1.0B | 37.7% |
| 101st | South Sudan | $1.1B | 57,248.6% |
| 102nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $1.2B | 54.2% |
| 103rd | Cambodia | $1.2B | 7.5% |
| 104th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.2B | 1.2% |
| 105th | Nicaragua | $1.2B | 5.0% |
| 106th | Denmark | $1.3B | -15.2% |
| 107th | Azerbaijan | $1.3B | -31.2% |
| 108th | Canada | $1.3B | -5.7% |
| 109th | Albania | $1.3B | -9.2% |
| 110th | Latvia | $1.3B | -14.0% |
| 111th | Lithuania | $1.4B | -35.0% |
| 112th | Türkiye | $1.4B | -19.4% |
| 113th | Bermuda | $1.4B | 8.2% |
| 114th | Georgia | $1.5B | -26.6% |
| 115th | Armenia | $1.5B | -28.2% |
| 116th | Bulgaria | $1.5B | -11.3% |
| 117th | Moldova | $1.5B | -25.8% |
| 118th | Kenya | $1.6B | 8.9% |
| 119th | Malaysia | $1.6B | 4.1% |
| 120th | Luxembourg | $1.7B | -11.3% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | $1.7B | -24.8% |
| 122nd | Senegal | $1.8B | -9.0% |
| 123rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1.8B | -14.5% |
| 124th | West Bank and Gaza | $1.8B | 0.7% |
| 125th | Myanmar | $1.9B | 7.0% |
| 126th | Tunisia | $2.0B | -16.0% |
| 127th | Algeria | $2.0B | -18.6% |
| 128th | Zimbabwe | $2.0B | 7.5% |
| 129th | Slovak Republic | $2.1B | -14.0% |
| 130th | Australia | $2.2B | -6.7% |
| 131st | Haiti | $2.2B | 11.1% |
| 132nd | Tajikistan | $2.3B | -33.3% |
| 133rd | Jamaica | $2.4B | 4.1% |
| 134th | Ecuador | $2.4B | -3.4% |
| 135th | Spain | $2.7B | -14.6% |
| 136th | Czechia | $2.7B | 1.8% |
| 137th | Croatia | $2.7B | -3.5% |
| 138th | Switzerland | $2.8B | 2.1% |
| 139th | Peru | $2.8B | 2.8% |
| 140th | Austria | $2.9B | -11.6% |
| 141st | Brazil | $2.9B | 9.4% |
| 142nd | Netherlands | $3.3B | -12.0% |
| 143rd | Japan | $3.3B | -10.9% |
| 144th | Yemen, Republic of | $3.4B | 0.0% |
| 145th | Serbia | $3.4B | -8.8% |
| 146th | Honduras | $3.7B | 8.8% |
| 147th | Sweden | $3.8B | -19.4% |
| 148th | Hungary | $3.9B | -6.1% |
| 149th | El Salvador | $4.3B | 2.7% |
| 150th | Uzbekistan | $4.8B | -28.9% |
| 151st | Ghana | $5.0B | 148.2% |
| 152nd | Colombia | $5.0B | 20.1% |
| 153rd | United Kingdom | $5.0B | 1.3% |
| 154th | Dominican Republic | $5.2B | 8.0% |
| 155th | Jordan | $5.3B | -16.0% |
| 156th | Romania | $5.4B | 6.1% |
| 157th | Thailand | $5.9B | -9.6% |
| 158th | Korea | $6.5B | -1.7% |
| 159th | Guatemala | $6.5B | 12.7% |
| 160th | United States | $6.6B | 1.2% |
| 161st | Nepal | $6.7B | 14.3% |
| 162nd | Poland | $6.8B | -8.5% |
| 163rd | Russian Federation | $6.9B | -11.2% |
| 164th | Morocco | $6.9B | -11.4% |
| 165th | Sri Lanka | $7.0B | -0.5% |
| 166th | Lebanon | $7.5B | 4.0% |
| 167th | Viet Nam | $8.1B | -17.8% |
| 168th | Ukraine | $8.5B | 15.2% |
| 169th | Italy | $9.6B | -4.9% |
| 170th | Indonesia | $9.7B | 13.0% |
| 171st | Belgium | $10.5B | -13.9% |
| 172nd | Germany | $14.9B | -8.5% |
| 173rd | Bangladesh | $15.3B | 2.1% |
| 174th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $18.3B | -6.4% |
| 175th | Pakistan | $19.3B | 12.0% |
| 176th | Nigeria | $20.6B | -1.8% |
| 177th | France | $25.4B | -9.0% |
| 178th | Mexico | $26.8B | 5.0% |
| 179th | Philippines | $29.8B | 3.9% |
| 180th | China | $33.1B | 10.7% |
| 181st | India | $68.9B | -2.1% |
| 182nd | European Union | $107.7B | -9.7% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's remittances received in 2015?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2015 was $1.6B. This ranked 118th globally.
How did Kenya's remittances received change in 2015?▾
Kenya's remittances received increased by 8.9% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2015?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2015 at $107.7B.
What is the remittances received of Kenya in 2015?▾
The remittances received of Kenya in 2015 was $1.6B. This ranked 118th globally.
What was Kenya's remittances received in billion in 2015?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2015 was approximately 1.57 billion ($1.6B).
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Kenya's remittances received?▾
Kenya's remittances received went from $1.4B in 2014 to $1.6B in 2015, a 8.9% increase.
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