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Remittances Received - Ranking 2021

All countries ranked by remittances received · World Bank
Year

In 2021, Nauru ($1.2M), Palau ($1.9M), and Tuvalu ($2.9M) ranked highest in remittances received among all countries. European Union ranked lowest at $137.2B.

Remittances Received by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Nauru $1.2M -52.1%
2nd Palau $1.9M -17.3%
3rd Tuvalu $2.9M +34.0%
4th Papua New Guinea $3.1M +35.1%
5th Maldives $4.9M +5.0%
6th Seychelles $9.5M -4.7%
7th Cayman Islands $10.2M +13.4%
8th São Tomé and Principe $10.6M +22.9%
9th Angola $12.6M +56.8%
10th Mauritania $13.2M -92.2%
11th Kiribati $13.4M -10.4%
12th Malta $14.0M +1.9%
13th San Marino $21.0M +19.2%
14th Micronesia, Federated States of $23.3M +0.0%
15th Marshall Islands $34.5M +3.0%
16th Aruba $35.8M +2.5%
17th St. Kitts and Nevis $37.1M +17.4%
18th Oman $39.0M +0.0%
19th Dominica $40.2M +19.4%
20th Congo, Republic of $44.0M +248.0%
21st Antigua and Barbuda $45.3M +25.0%
22nd Sint Maarten (Dutch part) $46.5M +20.2%
23rd Solomon Islands $51.0M +85.5%
24th Andorra $53.0M +11.8%
25th Bahamas, The $53.0M +4.4%
26th Botswana $60.6M +37.0%
27th Grenada $62.1M -11.8%
28th Namibia $63.0M +4.2%
29th St. Lucia $63.3M +12.2%
30th Chile $66.5M +0.4%
31st St. Vincent and the Grenadines $70.1M +11.2%
32nd Bhutan $73.4M -12.1%
33rd Macao SAR, China $73.9M +12.4%
34th Djibouti $79.4M +24.0%
35th Barbados $85.2M +0.0%
36th Uruguay $125.7M +13.2%
37th Eswatini $132.2M +17.5%
38th South Sudan $135.0M +56.1%
39th Belize $135.4M +12.2%
40th Curaçao $141.9M +7.3%
41st Suriname $147.6M +19.0%
42nd Timor-Leste $150.0M +56.5%
43rd Burundi $168.0M +15.6%
44th Ireland $179.9M -34.8%
45th Sierra Leone $183.8M +3.8%
46th Iceland $193.3M +15.5%
47th Vanuatu $199.8M +57.2%
48th Mozambique $201.9M +24.6%
49th Guinea-Bissau $206.1M +17.8%
50th Tonga $215.7M +13.5%
51st Lao PDR $219.5M -5.4%
52nd Benin $230.9M +12.8%
53rd Trinidad and Tobago $234.0M +20.3%
54th Zambia $239.7M +77.7%
55th Samoa $248.4M +21.7%
56th Mauritius $272.5M -4.3%
57th Comoros $288.0M +27.1%
58th Saudi Arabia $294.9M -2.4%
59th Kazakhstan $309.9M -17.2%
60th Cabo Verde $314.5M +34.3%
61st Malawi $318.6M +37.5%
62nd Afghanistan $320.0M -59.4%
63rd Guinea $343.9M +1,426.5%
64th Niger $353.3M -32.2%
65th Rwanda $391.2M +39.7%
66th Fiji $393.6M +24.1%
67th Cameroon $430.1M +28.7%
68th Madagascar $439.7M -11.2%
69th Côte d'Ivoire $440.2M +33.7%
70th Hong Kong SAR, China $453.1M +6.2%
71st New Zealand $461.9M +7.8%
72nd Mongolia $471.2M -14.2%
73rd Lesotho $474.5M +5.5%
74th North Macedonia $489.6M +4.2%
75th Gambia, The $547.1M +31.4%
76th Guyana $553.5M +25.5%
77th Tanzania $558.4M +71.2%
78th Panama $566.7M +46.6%
79th Burkina Faso $571.0M +8.8%
80th French Polynesia $581.6M +0.0%
81st Estonia $589.9M +16.4%
82nd Costa Rica $594.1M +13.2%
83rd New Caledonia $621.1M +0.0%
84th Cyprus $627.1M +10.5%
85th Finland $667.4M +11.6%
86th Norway $671.8M +14.1%
87th Greece $688.9M +12.7%
88th Türkiye $726.0M -11.0%
89th Lithuania $778.1M -1.6%
90th Montenegro $792.2M +31.9%
91st Kuwait $806.7M +3,482.4%
92nd Paraguay $825.0M +9.1%
93rd Slovenia $826.5M +12.0%
94th Canada $831.5M +1.2%
95th Iraq $839.5M +30.3%
96th Australia $841.0M -24.3%
97th Qatar $858.8M +31.8%
98th Liberia $865.0M +107.4%
99th Argentina $902.8M +39.3%
100th South Africa $926.7M +14.3%
101st Sudan $1.1B +125.9%
102nd Mali $1.1B +13.5%
103rd Belarus $1.1B +13.4%
104th Uganda $1.2B +8.8%
105th Israel $1.2B +19.1%
106th Myanmar $1.3B -52.0%
107th Latvia $1.3B +21.0%
108th Congo, Democratic Republic of $1.3B +12.7%
109th Portugal $1.4B +34.7%
110th Denmark $1.4B +6.1%
111th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $1.4B +25.8%
112th Azerbaijan $1.5B +8.8%
113th Malaysia $1.6B +8.8%
114th Armenia $1.6B +17.3%
115th Bermuda $1.7B +5.2%
116th Kosovo $1.7B +18.0%
117th Albania $1.7B +17.2%
118th Algeria $1.8B +5.4%
119th Ghana $2.0B -54.4%
120th Bulgaria $2.0B +1.3%
121st Somalia, Fed. Rep. $2.1B +29.0%
122nd Moldova $2.1B +12.9%
123rd Nicaragua $2.1B +15.9%
124th Slovak Republic $2.4B -1.4%
125th Luxembourg $2.5B +5.2%
126th Bosnia and Herzegovina $2.5B +28.3%
127th Cambodia $2.5B -1.9%
128th Zimbabwe $2.6B +40.5%
129th Georgia $2.6B +25.3%
130th Tajikistan $2.9B +33.6%
131st Tunisia $3.0B +30.1%
132nd Kyrgyz Republic $3.0B +14.5%
133rd Senegal $3.1B +18.8%
134th Austria $3.2B +5.4%
135th Switzerland $3.2B +3.4%
136th Sweden $3.3B -0.1%
137th Yemen, Republic of $3.4B +0.0%
138th United Kingdom $3.5B +6.6%
139th Peru $3.6B +24.1%
140th Jamaica $3.7B +20.9%
141st Hungary $3.8B -4.0%
142nd West Bank and Gaza $3.8B +46.9%
143rd Kenya $3.8B +21.3%
144th Spain $3.9B +28.9%
145th Netherlands $4.0B +9.2%
146th Haiti $4.0B +22.6%
147th Brazil $4.1B +15.0%
148th Ecuador $4.4B +30.6%
149th Czechia $4.4B +4.8%
150th Serbia $4.6B +18.9%
151st Croatia $5.0B +18.8%
152nd Jordan $5.1B +5.2%
153rd Japan $5.3B +8.3%
154th Sri Lanka $5.5B -22.7%
155th Lebanon $6.4B -3.6%
156th United States $7.1B +3.9%
157th Honduras $7.2B +28.9%
158th El Salvador $7.6B +28.5%
159th Korea $7.7B +4.1%
160th Poland $7.9B +6.6%
161st Nepal $8.2B +1.5%
162nd Colombia $8.6B +24.3%
163rd Thailand $8.7B +10.2%
164th Romania $9.1B +19.5%
165th Uzbekistan $9.3B +31.0%
166th Indonesia $9.4B -2.6%
167th Russian Federation $9.6B -2.7%
168th Italy $10.1B +2.2%
169th Dominican Republic $10.7B +28.9%
170th Morocco $10.9B +47.1%
171st Viet Nam $12.7B +18.7%
172nd Belgium $14.3B +9.0%
173rd Guatemala $15.4B +35.1%
174th Ukraine $18.1B +18.7%
175th Nigeria $19.5B +13.2%
176th Germany $20.3B +7.6%
177th Bangladesh $22.2B +2.1%
178th China $22.5B +19.1%
179th Pakistan $31.3B +20.0%
180th Egypt, Arab Republic of $31.5B +6.4%
181st France $32.6B +8.9%
182nd Philippines $36.7B +5.2%
183rd Mexico $55.1B +25.2%
184th India $89.4B +7.5%
185th European Union $137.2B +8.5%

FAQ

Which country has the highest remittances received in 2021?

Nauru has the highest remittances received in 2021 at $1.2M.

Which country has the lowest remittances received in 2021?

European Union has the lowest remittances received in 2021 at $137.2B.

How many countries are ranked by remittances received?

185 countries have remittances received data for 2021.

What are the top 3 countries by remittances received?

1. Nauru ($1.2M), 2. Palau ($1.9M), 3. Tuvalu ($2.9M).