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Remittances Received - Ranking 1989

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 1989, Central African Republic ($21,943), Sierra Leone ($51,828), and Gabon ($156,736) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $23.3B.

Remittances Received by Country - 1989
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Central African Republic $21,943 +0.7%
2nd Sierra Leone $51,828 -35.2%
3rd Gabon $156,736 +16.7%
4th São Tomé and Principe $157,212 +146.8%
5th Zimbabwe $712,249 -48.5%
6th Chad $793,083 +129.3%
7th Ecuador $1.0M -50.0%
8th Guinea-Bissau $1.2M -20.0%
9th Chile $1.3M +1,200.0%
10th Maldives $1.4M +16.7%
11th Suriname $2.0M -28.6%
12th Trinidad and Tobago $3.2M +89.1%
13th Rwanda $4.0M +3.9%
14th Kiribati $4.2M +3.3%
15th Seychelles $4.3M -
16th Congo, Republic of $4.4M -0.6%
17th Mauritania $4.8M -48.6%
18th Ghana $6.0M +0.0%
19th Papua New Guinea $7.2M -27.8%
20th Vanuatu $7.3M -8.6%
21st Comoros $7.9M +6.8%
22nd Lao PDR $8.3M +23.9%
23rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of $8.5M +88.9%
24th Myanmar $9.3M +35.7%
25th Madagascar $9.7M +141.8%
26th Costa Rica $10.0M +9.9%
27th Nigeria $10.2M +320.0%
28th Antigua and Barbuda $13.2M +7.0%
29th Niger $13.2M -15.7%
30th Dominica $13.4M -17.0%
31st Tonga $14.9M -10.5%
32nd St. Lucia $15.4M -3.0%
33rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines $15.4M +2.7%
34th Grenada $16.9M -28.3%
35th St. Kitts and Nevis $19.2M +57.9%
36th Belize $22.0M +29.5%
37th Guinea $22.3M -16.4%
38th Togo $22.9M +7.7%
39th Fiji $23.0M +1.5%
40th Argentina $26.6M -12.3%
41st Iceland $30.2M +34.8%
42nd Barbados $32.0M +0.2%
43rd Cameroon $32.6M +164.3%
44th Côte d'Ivoire $35.4M -16.9%
45th Oman $39.0M +0.0%
46th Paraguay $39.5M +65.3%
47th Samoa $41.0M +7.9%
48th Cabo Verde $47.7M +11.6%
49th Honduras $48.6M +16.3%
50th Botswana $49.4M -9.7%
51st Cyprus $68.9M -3.4%
52nd Malta $70.0M +35.5%
53rd Finland $70.9M -32.7%
54th Mozambique $71.3M -0.4%
55th Mali $76.0M +3.7%
56th Guatemala $85.0M +86.0%
57th South Africa $88.5M +78.2%
58th Kenya $89.1M +16.4%
59th Benin $91.3M +28.4%
60th Panama $102.1M +0.0%
61st Eswatini $109.8M +15.8%
62nd Senegal $112.8M -4.1%
63rd Brazil $120.0M +275.0%
64th Haiti $122.8M -1.0%
65th Sweden $127.3M +22.0%
66th Malaysia $138.8M +39.3%
67th Norway $140.3M +1.7%
68th Burkina Faso $155.3M -17.0%
69th Indonesia $167.0M +68.7%
70th China $188.9M -42.1%
71st Jamaica $208.5M +35.5%
72nd El Salvador $237.8M +12.8%
73rd Dominican Republic $300.5M +4.1%
74th Algeria $345.0M -9.0%
75th Sri Lanka $358.0M +0.1%
76th Sudan $416.7M +91.7%
77th Syrian Arab Republic $430.0M +19.4%
78th Tunisia $449.8M -9.6%
79th Colombia $467.0M +2.0%
80th Austria $469.5M +4.6%
81st New Zealand $585.0M +18.9%
82nd Jordan $627.1M -29.9%
83rd Switzerland $755.1M -8.6%
84th Bangladesh $758.0M -0.7%
85th Netherlands $768.8M -5.6%
86th Israel $783.7M +44.6%
87th Lesotho $879.8M +1.2%
88th Thailand $943.2M +1.8%
89th United States $1.0B +2.5%
90th Morocco $1.3B +2.4%
91st Philippines $1.4B +7.9%
92nd Greece $1.4B -20.1%
93rd United Kingdom $1.7B +3.6%
94th Spain $1.9B +4.0%
95th Pakistan $2.0B +7.8%
96th Korea $2.2B -12.7%
97th Australia $2.4B +27.5%
98th India $2.6B +12.9%
99th Belgium $2.7B +91.4%
100th Mexico $2.8B +14.5%
101st Türkiye $3.1B +72.5%
102nd France $3.2B -5.7%
103rd Egypt, Arab Republic of $3.3B -12.6%
104th Portugal $3.7B +5.2%
105th Germany $3.8B -2.1%
106th Italy $5.1B +5.2%
107th European Union $23.3B +5.2%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 1989?

Central African Republic has the highest remittances received in 1989 at $21,943.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 1989?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 1989 at $23.3B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

107 countries have remittances received data for 1989.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Central African Republic ($21,943), 2. Sierra Leone ($51,828), 3. Gabon ($156,736).