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Remittances Received - Ranking 1981

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 1981, Central African Republic ($11,040), Sierra Leone ($87,995), and Gabon ($184,005) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $14.8B.

Remittances Received by Country - 1981
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic $11,040 -70.8%
2nd Sierra Leone $87,995 -7.6%
3rd Gabon $184,005 +288.8%
4th Madagascar $220,807 -41.7%
5th Gambia, The $289,367 -26.0%
6th São Tomé and Principe $955,742 +23.5%
7th St. Kitts and Nevis $1.1M +40.2%
8th Comoros $1.2M -24.5%
9th Ghana $1.4M +55.6%
10th Honduras $1.8M +9.4%
11th Kiribati $2.0M +22.5%
12th Costa Rica $2.4M -41.5%
13th Congo, Republic of $2.7M -16.4%
14th Iceland $3.1M +106.7%
15th Mauritania $3.7M -33.5%
16th Rwanda $3.9M +15.4%
17th Trinidad and Tobago $4.3M -29.2%
18th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $4.7M +235.7%
19th Papua New Guinea $4.7M -13.0%
20th Suriname $6.1M +1.7%
21st Somalia, Fed. Rep. $7.1M -87.5%
22nd Tonga $7.6M +7.3%
23rd Togo $7.9M -20.8%
24th Dominica $8.5M -1.2%
25th Niger $9.2M -18.6%
26th Fiji $9.3M +90.2%
27th Barbados $11.1M +21.4%
28th Nigeria $16.2M -26.2%
29th Samoa $19.0M +0.0%
30th Guatemala $24.5M -6.5%
31st Malta $28.2M -19.5%
32nd Zimbabwe $28.3M +67.5%
33rd Cameroon $28.7M -2.3%
34th Côte d'Ivoire $30.9M -4.0%
35th Cabo Verde $31.6M -21.1%
36th Eswatini $39.9M +13.1%
37th Oman $40.5M +16.7%
38th Argentina $42.0M -25.0%
39th Mali $47.7M -19.8%
40th Panama $61.7M -5.4%
41st Benin $62.0M -19.5%
42nd Paraguay $63.1M +21.1%
43rd Mozambique $64.5M +20.8%
44th Sweden $67.6M +2.5%
45th Senegal $68.2M -11.5%
46th El Salvador $72.5M +47.8%
47th Botswana $74.6M -3.6%
48th Kenya $78.5M +183.3%
49th United States $80.0M +0.0%
50th Cyprus $83.1M -11.7%
51st South Africa $86.9M +29.5%
52nd Finland $95.8M -9.9%
53rd Jamaica $107.0M +12.0%
54th Brazil $124.0M +11.7%
55th Norway $125.0M +23.0%
56th Haiti $126.6M +19.0%
57th Burkina Faso $153.4M +1.9%
58th Colombia $160.0M +50.9%
59th Dominican Republic $182.9M -0.1%
60th Japan $190.0M +35.7%
61st Austria $223.9M -8.5%
62nd Sri Lanka $229.6M +51.3%
63rd New Zealand $259.7M +1.4%
64th Lesotho $290.6M +10.4%
65th Tunisia $360.5M +13.2%
66th Bangladesh $381.1M +12.5%
67th Sudan $384.0M +46.4%
68th Syrian Arab Republic $436.0M -43.6%
69th Switzerland $442.9M -27.2%
70th Algeria $447.0M +10.1%
71st Thailand $477.9M +24.7%
72nd Israel $531.8M +26.3%
73rd Netherlands $556.3M -8.0%
74th Korea $690.6M +22.8%
75th Australia $740.7M +17.3%
76th Philippines $800.0M +27.8%
77th Belgium $948.9M -16.7%
78th Morocco $1.0B -3.8%
79th Jordan $1.0B +30.1%
80th Greece $1.2B +4.5%
81st Mexico $1.2B +17.4%
82nd France $1.3B -11.3%
83rd Spain $1.8B -17.0%
84th Pakistan $2.1B +1.0%
85th Germany $2.1B -11.0%
86th Egypt, Arab Republic of $2.2B -19.1%
87th India $2.3B -16.5%
88th Türkiye $2.5B +20.2%
89th Portugal $2.9B -3.1%
90th Italy $3.5B -12.0%
91st European Union $14.8B -9.8%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 1981?

Central African Republic has the highest remittances received in 1981 at $11,040.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 1981?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 1981 at $14.8B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

91 countries have remittances received data for 1981.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Central African Republic ($11,040), 2. Sierra Leone ($87,995), 3. Gabon ($184,005).