Kenya - Remittances Received 2022
$4.1B
+$289.6M from 2021
Kenya's remittances received was $4.1B in 2022, increased +$289.6M from $3.8B in 2021. This was the 145th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nauru | $918,716 | -22.8% |
| 2nd | Palau | $2.1M | 12.3% |
| 3rd | Tuvalu | $2.5M | -16.2% |
| 4th | Maldives | $5.1M | 5.0% |
| 5th | Seychelles | $10.9M | 14.8% |
| 6th | Malta | $12.3M | -11.7% |
| 7th | Cayman Islands | $12.8M | 24.8% |
| 8th | Angola | $14.0M | 10.9% |
| 9th | Papua New Guinea | $14.6M | 371.0% |
| 10th | San Marino | $21.9M | 3.9% |
| 11th | Kuwait | $22.1M | -97.3% |
| 12th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $23.3M | 0.0% |
| 13th | Kiribati | $28.1M | 110.4% |
| 14th | Marshall Islands | $34.5M | 0.0% |
| 15th | Antigua and Barbuda | $34.8M | -23.1% |
| 16th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $37.6M | 1.4% |
| 17th | Dominica | $37.8M | -6.0% |
| 18th | Aruba | $38.3M | 6.8% |
| 19th | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 20th | Congo, Republic of | $44.0M | 0.0% |
| 21st | Andorra | $44.6M | -15.9% |
| 22nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $48.5M | 4.3% |
| 23rd | Djibouti | $56.6M | -28.8% |
| 24th | Bahamas, The | $57.9M | 9.1% |
| 25th | St. Lucia | $62.0M | -2.0% |
| 26th | Botswana | $62.2M | 2.7% |
| 27th | Grenada | $63.1M | 1.5% |
| 28th | Namibia | $71.1M | 12.9% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | $81.1M | 59.0% |
| 30th | Chile | $85.2M | 28.1% |
| 31st | Barbados | $85.2M | 0.0% |
| 32nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $88.6M | 26.5% |
| 33rd | Macao SAR, China | $89.4M | 21.0% |
| 34th | Bhutan | $96.0M | 30.8% |
| 35th | São Tomé and Principe | $102.0M | 863.5% |
| 36th | Mauritania | $109.3M | 729.5% |
| 37th | Uruguay | $125.2M | -0.5% |
| 38th | Eswatini | $126.5M | -4.3% |
| 39th | Belize | $142.4M | 5.2% |
| 40th | Timor-Leste | $146.0M | -2.7% |
| 41st | Suriname | $148.2M | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Curaçao | $158.6M | 11.7% |
| 43rd | Burundi | $163.4M | -2.7% |
| 44th | Mozambique | $166.2M | -17.7% |
| 45th | Guinea-Bissau | $190.2M | -7.7% |
| 46th | Iceland | $194.8M | 0.7% |
| 47th | Vanuatu | $197.8M | -1.0% |
| 48th | Trinidad and Tobago | $204.4M | -12.7% |
| 49th | Tonga | $215.3M | -0.2% |
| 50th | Lao PDR | $239.8M | 9.2% |
| 51st | Zambia | $243.5M | 1.6% |
| 52nd | Benin | $250.4M | 8.4% |
| 53rd | Malawi | $264.3M | -17.0% |
| 54th | South Sudan | $267.3M | 98.0% |
| 55th | Mauritius | $273.8M | 0.5% |
| 56th | Samoa | $280.0M | 12.7% |
| 57th | Comoros | $281.8M | -2.1% |
| 58th | Saudi Arabia | $287.0M | -2.7% |
| 59th | Sierra Leone | $291.2M | 58.4% |
| 60th | Cabo Verde | $315.3M | 0.2% |
| 61st | Afghanistan | $320.0M | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Madagascar | $385.3M | -12.4% |
| 63rd | Mongolia | $399.2M | -15.3% |
| 64th | New Zealand | $407.2M | -11.8% |
| 65th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $418.5M | -7.6% |
| 66th | North Macedonia | $456.6M | -6.8% |
| 67th | Fiji | $458.8M | 16.6% |
| 68th | Estonia | $470.1M | -20.3% |
| 69th | Rwanda | $474.2M | 21.2% |
| 70th | Kazakhstan | $480.8M | 55.2% |
| 71st | Gambia, The | $501.8M | -8.3% |
| 72nd | Cyprus | $522.5M | -16.7% |
| 73rd | Burkina Faso | $523.9M | -8.2% |
| 74th | Panama | $526.4M | -7.1% |
| 75th | Guinea | $527.3M | 53.3% |
| 76th | Ireland | $531.8M | 195.7% |
| 77th | Lesotho | $532.6M | 12.3% |
| 78th | Guyana | $539.1M | -2.6% |
| 79th | Cameroon | $562.7M | 30.8% |
| 80th | French Polynesia | $581.6M | 0.0% |
| 81st | Greece | $600.6M | -12.8% |
| 82nd | Costa Rica | $620.3M | 4.4% |
| 83rd | New Caledonia | $621.1M | 0.0% |
| 84th | Finland | $661.6M | -0.9% |
| 85th | Türkiye | $696.0M | -4.1% |
| 86th | Tanzania | $703.8M | 26.0% |
| 87th | Niger | $725.2M | 105.3% |
| 88th | Lithuania | $735.9M | -5.4% |
| 89th | Slovenia | $779.0M | -5.8% |
| 90th | Montenegro | $830.1M | 4.8% |
| 91st | Canada | $863.8M | 3.9% |
| 92nd | Paraguay | $868.6M | 5.3% |
| 93rd | South Africa | $872.9M | -5.8% |
| 94th | Liberia | $876.7M | 1.4% |
| 95th | Norway | $995.1M | 48.1% |
| 96th | Qatar | $1.0B | 20.1% |
| 97th | Côte d'Ivoire | $1.0B | 136.7% |
| 98th | Argentina | $1.1B | 17.0% |
| 99th | Iraq | $1.1B | 30.8% |
| 100th | Mali | $1.1B | -2.2% |
| 101st | Australia | $1.2B | 43.8% |
| 102nd | Uganda | $1.3B | 8.2% |
| 103rd | Myanmar | $1.3B | -1.7% |
| 104th | Israel | $1.3B | 2.9% |
| 105th | Latvia | $1.3B | -1.8% |
| 106th | Denmark | $1.4B | -0.9% |
| 107th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.5B | 2.9% |
| 108th | Belarus | $1.5B | 29.3% |
| 109th | Sudan | $1.5B | 34.0% |
| 110th | Kosovo | $1.6B | -4.9% |
| 111th | Malaysia | $1.6B | 4.2% |
| 112th | Portugal | $1.6B | 18.7% |
| 113th | Algeria | $1.7B | -4.9% |
| 114th | Albania | $1.7B | 1.6% |
| 115th | Bermuda | $1.8B | 6.0% |
| 116th | Moldova | $2.0B | -3.8% |
| 117th | Bulgaria | $2.1B | 4.1% |
| 118th | Armenia | $2.1B | 36.2% |
| 119th | Ghana | $2.1B | 8.8% |
| 120th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.1B | 1.1% |
| 121st | Luxembourg | $2.2B | -8.6% |
| 122nd | Slovak Republic | $2.3B | -4.6% |
| 123rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2.6B | 4.2% |
| 124th | Cambodia | $2.6B | 3.0% |
| 125th | Tunisia | $2.8B | -5.4% |
| 126th | Senegal | $2.9B | -6.0% |
| 127th | Austria | $3.0B | -5.7% |
| 128th | Zimbabwe | $3.1B | 19.9% |
| 129th | Kyrgyz Republic | $3.2B | 7.1% |
| 130th | Nicaragua | $3.2B | 50.1% |
| 131st | Russian Federation | $3.2B | -66.4% |
| 132nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $3.3B | 142.0% |
| 133rd | Switzerland | $3.3B | 3.3% |
| 134th | Yemen, Republic of | $3.4B | 0.0% |
| 135th | Jamaica | $3.7B | -0.5% |
| 136th | Sweden | $3.7B | 13.4% |
| 137th | Peru | $3.7B | 2.9% |
| 138th | Haiti | $3.8B | -4.9% |
| 139th | Netherlands | $3.8B | -3.8% |
| 140th | Sri Lanka | $3.8B | -30.8% |
| 141st | Georgia | $3.9B | 45.8% |
| 142nd | Azerbaijan | $4.0B | 158.7% |
| 143rd | United Kingdom | $4.0B | 14.5% |
| 144th | Hungary | $4.0B | 5.6% |
| 145th | Kenya | $4.1B | 7.7% |
| 146th | Czechia | $4.2B | -5.3% |
| 147th | Spain | $4.2B | 7.3% |
| 148th | West Bank and Gaza | $4.6B | 22.2% |
| 149th | Ecuador | $4.7B | 8.7% |
| 150th | Jordan | $4.8B | -5.9% |
| 151st | Brazil | $5.0B | 21.3% |
| 152nd | Tajikistan | $5.3B | 83.0% |
| 153rd | Croatia | $5.4B | 7.5% |
| 154th | Japan | $5.4B | 2.2% |
| 155th | Serbia | $5.7B | 24.1% |
| 156th | Lebanon | $6.4B | 1.3% |
| 157th | Poland | $7.6B | -4.6% |
| 158th | United States | $7.7B | 8.0% |
| 159th | Korea | $7.8B | 0.9% |
| 160th | El Salvador | $7.9B | 3.0% |
| 161st | Honduras | $8.5B | 17.8% |
| 162nd | Romania | $8.8B | -3.7% |
| 163rd | Thailand | $8.9B | 3.1% |
| 164th | Nepal | $9.4B | 14.4% |
| 165th | Colombia | $9.5B | 9.8% |
| 166th | Italy | $9.8B | -2.8% |
| 167th | Dominican Republic | $10.3B | -4.3% |
| 168th | Morocco | $11.2B | 2.4% |
| 169th | Indonesia | $13.1B | 39.2% |
| 170th | Viet Nam | $13.2B | 3.8% |
| 171st | Belgium | $14.0B | -1.7% |
| 172nd | Uzbekistan | $15.5B | 67.2% |
| 173rd | Ukraine | $16.8B | -7.1% |
| 174th | Guatemala | $18.2B | 18.2% |
| 175th | Germany | $19.6B | -3.3% |
| 176th | Nigeria | $20.1B | 3.3% |
| 177th | Bangladesh | $21.5B | -3.2% |
| 178th | China | $26.1B | 16.1% |
| 179th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $28.3B | -10.0% |
| 180th | Pakistan | $30.2B | -3.6% |
| 181st | France | $32.7B | 0.2% |
| 182nd | Philippines | $38.0B | 3.7% |
| 183rd | Mexico | $61.5B | 11.6% |
| 184th | India | $111.2B | 24.4% |
| 185th | European Union | $136.0B | -0.8% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's remittances received in 2022?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2022 was $4.1B. This ranked 145th globally.
How did Kenya's remittances received change in 2022?▾
Kenya's remittances received increased by 7.7% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2022?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2022 at $136.0B.
What is the remittances received of Kenya in 2022?▾
The remittances received of Kenya in 2022 was $4.1B. This ranked 145th globally.
What was Kenya's remittances received in billion in 2022?▾
Kenya's remittances received in 2022 was approximately 4.06 billion ($4.1B).
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Kenya's remittances received?▾
Kenya's remittances received went from $3.8B in 2021 to $4.1B in 2022, a 7.7% increase.
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