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Remittances Received - Ranking 1985

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 1985, Central African Republic ($21,310), Chad ($33,388), and Sierra Leone ($39,261) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $12.6B.

Remittances Received by Country - 1985
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic $21,310 +0.7%
2nd Chad $33,388 -
3rd Sierra Leone $39,261 -50.7%
4th Gabon $133,552 +45.9%
5th São Tomé and Principe $278,000 -91.5%
6th Congo, Republic of $565,410 -48.0%
7th Zimbabwe $619,641 -83.7%
8th Mauritania $791,334 -17.2%
9th Chile $1.0M +0.0%
10th Guatemala $1.0M -70.6%
11th St. Kitts and Nevis $1.1M -18.9%
12th Maldives $1.8M -30.0%
13th Honduras $2.1M +7.7%
14th Rwanda $2.9M -2.7%
15th Trinidad and Tobago $3.3M -9.8%
16th Lao PDR $3.5M +25.0%
17th Kiribati $4.1M +84.9%
18th Ghana $4.2M -10.6%
19th Comoros $4.2M +97.6%
20th Suriname $4.5M -23.7%
21st Madagascar $4.6M -18.8%
22nd Iceland $5.1M -25.0%
23rd Papua New Guinea $5.6M +4.7%
24th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $6.0M +3.4%
25th Costa Rica $7.2M +12.5%
26th Barbados $8.1M -21.6%
27th Vanuatu $8.7M +3.2%
28th Niger $9.0M +20.4%
29th Paraguay $9.6M -60.0%
30th Nigeria $10.1M -14.2%
31st Dominica $11.1M +2.8%
32nd St. Lucia $12.2M +89.3%
33rd Cameroon $12.2M -17.6%
34th Togo $15.4M +133.1%
35th Cabo Verde $20.8M +0.7%
36th Belize $21.0M +18.6%
37th Tonga $21.9M +62.4%
38th Sweden $23.3M +3.8%
39th Samoa $24.0M +20.0%
40th Côte d'Ivoire $24.0M -3.6%
41st Argentina $27.0M -15.6%
42nd Fiji $27.7M +160.6%
43rd Botswana $31.3M -37.4%
44th Malta $34.7M -5.8%
45th South Africa $38.7M -40.3%
46th Brazil $40.0M -13.0%
47th Benin $40.3M -4.2%
48th Mozambique $40.8M -28.4%
49th Oman $43.4M +0.0%
50th Eswatini $47.6M -9.7%
51st Finland $50.9M +2.9%
52nd Indonesia $61.0M +15.1%
53rd Kenya $66.0M +16.3%
54th Mali $67.0M +106.2%
55th Cyprus $71.5M -2.8%
56th Senegal $79.4M +47.7%
57th United States $80.0M +0.0%
58th Haiti $95.8M +6.4%
59th Panama $99.0M +33.8%
60th Norway $105.4M +4.3%
61st Colombia $110.0M +41.0%
62nd Burkina Faso $125.9M +39.5%
63rd Jamaica $145.5M +96.9%
64th El Salvador $157.2M -1.2%
65th Austria $201.4M +1.9%
66th Israel $209.4M -17.2%
67th Dominican Republic $242.0M +18.0%
68th New Zealand $256.3M -6.9%
69th Sudan $260.8M -8.4%
70th Tunisia $270.8M -14.5%
71st China $271.0M -32.8%
72nd Sri Lanka $291.7M -3.1%
73rd Algeria $313.0M -4.9%
74th Syrian Arab Republic $349.6M +8.8%
75th Switzerland $498.6M +0.6%
76th Netherlands $501.5M +1.8%
77th Bangladesh $502.5M +0.3%
78th Lesotho $581.1M -24.2%
79th Philippines $806.0M +12.3%
80th Greece $807.0M -14.6%
81st Belgium $817.3M +4.8%
82nd Thailand $877.3M -1.8%
83rd Morocco $972.5M +11.3%
84th Australia $1.0B +5.5%
85th Jordan $1.0B -17.3%
86th Korea $1.2B +22.5%
87th Spain $1.2B +0.6%
88th France $1.4B +10.4%
89th Mexico $1.6B +3.5%
90th Türkiye $1.7B -5.1%
91st Germany $2.0B +2.8%
92nd Portugal $2.2B -1.6%
93rd India $2.5B +7.6%
94th Pakistan $2.5B -1.7%
95th Egypt, Arab Republic of $3.2B -19.0%
96th Italy $3.2B -1.4%
97th European Union $12.6B +0.2%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 1985?

Central African Republic has the highest remittances received in 1985 at $21,310.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 1985?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 1985 at $12.6B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

97 countries have remittances received data for 1985.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Central African Republic ($21,310), 2. Chad ($33,388), 3. Sierra Leone ($39,261).