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Remittances Received - Ranking 1988

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 1988, Central African Republic ($21,785), São Tomé and Principe ($63,699), and Sierra Leone ($79,965) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $22.2B.

Remittances Received by Country - 1988
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic $21,785 +0.7%
2nd São Tomé and Principe $63,699 -9.1%
3rd Sierra Leone $79,965 +4.7%
4th Chile $100,000 -80.0%
5th Gabon $134,297 -55.2%
6th Chad $345,814 -74.5%
7th Maldives $1.2M +20.0%
8th Zimbabwe $1.4M +21.0%
9th Guinea-Bissau $1.5M -
10th Trinidad and Tobago $1.7M -18.7%
11th Ecuador $2.0M -33.3%
12th Nigeria $2.4M -11.5%
13th Suriname $2.8M +33.3%
14th Rwanda $3.8M -15.0%
15th Madagascar $4.0M -13.3%
16th Kiribati $4.1M -20.5%
17th Congo, Republic of $4.4M +44,297.1%
18th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $4.5M -47.7%
19th Ghana $6.0M +757.1%
20th Lao PDR $6.7M +91.4%
21st Myanmar $6.8M +14.5%
22nd Comoros $7.4M +8.6%
23rd Vanuatu $8.0M -5.4%
24th Costa Rica $9.1M +15.2%
25th Mauritania $9.3M +38.8%
26th Papua New Guinea $10.0M -25.5%
27th St. Kitts and Nevis $12.2M +7.6%
28th Cameroon $12.3M -3.6%
29th Antigua and Barbuda $12.3M +5.0%
30th St. Vincent and the Grenadines $15.0M -1.0%
31st Niger $15.7M -2.7%
32nd St. Lucia $15.9M -22.5%
33rd Dominica $16.1M +36.8%
34th Tonga $16.6M -25.8%
35th Belize $17.0M -12.4%
36th Togo $21.2M +6.0%
37th Iceland $22.4M +52.4%
38th Fiji $22.7M -16.1%
39th Grenada $23.5M +5.3%
40th Paraguay $23.9M +5.3%
41st Guinea $26.7M +38,057.1%
42nd Argentina $30.3M -10.9%
43rd Barbados $32.0M +13.3%
44th Brazil $32.0M -23.8%
45th Samoa $38.0M +2.7%
46th Oman $39.0M +0.0%
47th Honduras $41.8M +24.0%
48th Côte d'Ivoire $42.6M -0.7%
49th Cabo Verde $42.7M +17.3%
50th Guatemala $45.7M +45,600.0%
51st South Africa $49.7M +9.9%
52nd Malta $51.7M +12.3%
53rd Botswana $54.7M +0.7%
54th Benin $71.1M +18.1%
55th Cyprus $71.4M +11.8%
56th Mozambique $71.6M +23.4%
57th Mali $73.2M -17.0%
58th Kenya $76.6M +16.0%
59th Eswatini $94.8M +20.2%
60th Indonesia $99.0M +15.1%
61st Malaysia $99.7M +104.2%
62nd Panama $102.1M -2.2%
63rd Sweden $104.3M +6.3%
64th Finland $105.3M +35.5%
65th Senegal $117.5M -0.2%
66th Haiti $124.1M +9.7%
67th Norway $137.9M +2.3%
68th Jamaica $153.9M +27.7%
69th Burkina Faso $187.0M +7.9%
70th El Salvador $210.7M +12.9%
71st Sudan $217.4M +57.7%
72nd Dominican Republic $288.8M +5.7%
73rd China $326.3M +43.1%
74th Sri Lanka $357.7M +2.2%
75th Syrian Arab Republic $360.0M +7.8%
76th Algeria $379.0M -22.2%
77th Austria $449.0M +12.1%
78th Colombia $458.0M -26.7%
79th New Zealand $492.0M +29.7%
80th Tunisia $497.8M +8.6%
81st Israel $542.0M -11.7%
82nd Bangladesh $763.6M +2.1%
83rd Netherlands $814.2M +8.1%
84th Switzerland $826.2M +6.0%
85th Lesotho $869.5M -8.5%
86th Jordan $895.0M -4.6%
87th Thailand $926.8M +10.1%
88th United States $995.0M +0.1%
89th Philippines $1.3B +23.7%
90th Morocco $1.3B -17.9%
91st Belgium $1.4B +12.1%
92nd United Kingdom $1.6B +18.8%
93rd Greece $1.7B +23.5%
94th Türkiye $1.8B -12.1%
95th Spain $1.8B +13.0%
96th Pakistan $1.9B -14.2%
97th Australia $1.9B +35.0%
98th India $2.3B -13.1%
99th Mexico $2.4B +22.9%
100th Korea $2.5B +21.0%
101st France $3.4B +38.3%
102nd Portugal $3.5B +4.5%
103rd Egypt, Arab Republic of $3.8B +4.6%
104th Germany $3.8B +7.0%
105th Italy $4.8B +8.2%
106th European Union $22.2B +13.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 1988?

Central African Republic has the highest remittances received in 1988 at $21,785.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 1988?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 1988 at $22.2B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

106 countries have remittances received data for 1988.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Central African Republic ($21,785), 2. São Tomé and Principe ($63,699), 3. Sierra Leone ($79,965).