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Remittances Received - Ranking 1980

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 1980, Central African Republic ($37,865), Gabon ($47,331), and Sierra Leone ($95,256) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $16.4B.

Remittances Received by Country - 1980
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic $37,865 -96.2%
2nd Gabon $47,331 -49.7%
3rd Sierra Leone $95,256 -
4th Madagascar $378,647 +705.5%
5th Gambia, The $390,922 -20.6%
6th São Tomé and Principe $773,624 +29.6%
7th St. Kitts and Nevis $792,593 -
8th Ghana $900,000 -29.3%
9th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $1.4M +40.0%
10th Iceland $1.5M -11.8%
11th Kiribati $1.6M +1.9%
12th Honduras $1.6M +6.7%
13th Comoros $1.6M -
14th Congo, Republic of $3.2M +2.8%
15th Rwanda $3.4M -29.4%
16th Costa Rica $4.1M +51.9%
17th Fiji $4.9M +36.2%
18th Papua New Guinea $5.4M -40.4%
19th Mauritania $5.6M +136.9%
20th Suriname $6.0M +11.1%
21st Trinidad and Tobago $6.0M +323.5%
22nd Tonga $7.1M +7.8%
23rd Dominica $8.6M -1.1%
24th Barbados $9.1M -35.9%
25th Togo $9.9M +24.8%
26th Niger $11.3M +30.4%
27th Zimbabwe $16.9M -12.9%
28th Samoa $19.0M +46.2%
29th Nigeria $21.9M +165.1%
30th Guatemala $26.2M +11.0%
31st Kenya $27.7M +44.8%
32nd Cameroon $29.4M +744.9%
33rd Côte d'Ivoire $32.2M +14.1%
34th Oman $34.7M +6.2%
35th Malta $35.0M +21.9%
36th Eswatini $35.3M +109.3%
37th Cabo Verde $40.1M +66.9%
38th El Salvador $49.0M -51.0%
39th Paraguay $52.1M +43.1%
40th Mozambique $53.4M -
41st Argentina $56.0M +33.3%
42nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. $57.3M +56.2%
43rd Mali $59.4M +9.9%
44th Panama $65.2M -52.0%
45th Sweden $66.0M +41.6%
46th South Africa $67.1M +31.2%
47th Benin $77.0M +5.6%
48th Senegal $77.1M +36.9%
49th Botswana $77.3M +32.7%
50th United States $80.0M -65.2%
51st Cyprus $94.0M +23.0%
52nd Jamaica $95.5M +6.2%
53rd Norway $101.6M +39.1%
54th Colombia $106.0M +5.0%
55th Finland $106.3M +16.2%
56th Haiti $106.4M +25.5%
57th Brazil $111.0M +52.1%
58th Japan $140.0M -12.5%
59th Burkina Faso $150.4M +37.2%
60th Sri Lanka $151.7M +152.6%
61st Dominican Republic $183.1M +13.5%
62nd Austria $244.7M +23.4%
63rd New Zealand $256.2M +23.5%
64th Sudan $262.2M +105.0%
65th Lesotho $263.2M +23.9%
66th Tunisia $318.6M +12.6%
67th Bangladesh $338.7M +97.9%
68th Thailand $383.1M +103.1%
69th Algeria $406.0M -2.6%
70th Israel $421.0M +25.7%
71st Korea $562.6M +457.0%
72nd Netherlands $604.4M +9.7%
73rd Switzerland $608.7M +2.8%
74th Philippines $626.0M +12.6%
75th Australia $631.6M +27.4%
76th Syrian Arab Republic $773.5M -14.2%
77th Jordan $793.9M +32.1%
78th Mexico $1.0B +487.0%
79th Morocco $1.1B +11.1%
80th Greece $1.1B -5.2%
81st Belgium $1.1B +9.3%
82nd France $1.4B -25.0%
83rd Pakistan $2.0B +36.4%
84th Türkiye $2.1B +22.3%
85th Spain $2.2B +15.4%
86th Germany $2.4B +180.3%
87th Egypt, Arab Republic of $2.7B +21.8%
88th India $2.8B +91.9%
89th Portugal $3.0B +19.4%
90th Italy $4.0B +8.5%
91st European Union $16.4B +16.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 1980?

Central African Republic has the highest remittances received in 1980 at $37,865.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 1980?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 1980 at $16.4B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

91 countries have remittances received data for 1980.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Central African Republic ($37,865), 2. Gabon ($47,331), 3. Sierra Leone ($95,256).