Sri Lanka - Remittances Received 2025
$5.7B
−$977.5M from 2024
Sri Lanka's remittances received was $5.7B in 2025, decreased +$977.5M from $6.7B in 2024. This was the 38th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | European Union | $165.6B | 4.7% |
| 2nd | India | $149.9B | 8.9% |
| 3rd | Mexico | $76.4B | 13.0% |
| 4th | Philippines | $41.8B | 3.7% |
| 5th | France | $40.7B | 4.8% |
| 6th | China | $35.3B | 12.4% |
| 7th | Pakistan | $33.7B | -3.5% |
| 8th | Bangladesh | $26.4B | -4.0% |
| 9th | Guatemala | $24.8B | 14.8% |
| 10th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $24.1B | -18.5% |
| 11th | Nigeria | $22.0B | 3.3% |
| 12th | Germany | $21.9B | 3.0% |
| 13th | Uzbekistan | $19.7B | 18.8% |
| 14th | Indonesia | $17.9B | 11.5% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | $16.9B | 5.5% |
| 16th | Belgium | $15.8B | 2.3% |
| 17th | Morocco | $14.1B | 12.4% |
| 18th | Colombia | $12.8B | 7.9% |
| 19th | Ukraine | $12.5B | 4.6% |
| 20th | Nepal | $12.2B | 8.4% |
| 21st | Italy | $12.0B | 7.4% |
| 22nd | Dominican Republic | $12.0B | 6.3% |
| 23rd | Honduras | $10.9B | 13.8% |
| 24th | Romania | $10.4B | 9.1% |
| 25th | Thailand | $10.2B | 7.7% |
| 26th | El Salvador | $9.4B | 10.4% |
| 27th | United States | $9.3B | 6.3% |
| 28th | Poland | $9.0B | 3.2% |
| 29th | Tajikistan | $7.7B | 12.6% |
| 30th | Croatia | $7.3B | 8.8% |
| 31st | Korea | $7.3B | -2.1% |
| 32nd | Ecuador | $7.1B | 9.1% |
| 33rd | Spain | $7.0B | 11.2% |
| 34th | Serbia | $6.6B | 15.0% |
| 35th | Nicaragua | $6.2B | 18.5% |
| 36th | Lebanon | $6.0B | 3.5% |
| 37th | Hungary | $5.8B | 5.9% |
| 38th | Sri Lanka | $5.7B | -14.5% |
| 39th | Peru | $5.4B | 9.2% |
| 40th | Kenya | $5.3B | 6.1% |
| 41st | Brazil | $5.3B | 8.0% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | $5.3B | 8.8% |
| 43rd | Georgia | $5.0B | 23.4% |
| 44th | Netherlands | $4.8B | 2.3% |
| 45th | Japan | $4.7B | 0.5% |
| 46th | Sweden | $4.6B | 3.7% |
| 47th | Czechia | $4.3B | 0.1% |
| 48th | Jordan | $4.2B | -4.2% |
| 49th | Haiti | $4.2B | 2.7% |
| 50th | Zimbabwe | $4.1B | 16.4% |
| 51st | Senegal | $3.9B | 3.0% |
| 52nd | Jamaica | $3.8B | 6.4% |
| 53rd | Switzerland | $3.8B | 3.2% |
| 54th | Austria | $3.5B | 0.2% |
| 55th | Yemen, Republic of | $3.4B | 0.0% |
| 56th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3.4B | 9.1% |
| 57th | Tunisia | $3.4B | 4.2% |
| 58th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $3.3B | 64.4% |
| 59th | Kyrgyz Republic | $3.2B | 3.1% |
| 60th | Slovak Republic | $3.0B | 0.3% |
| 61st | Cambodia | $2.9B | 2.1% |
| 62nd | Bulgaria | $2.7B | 1.4% |
| 63rd | Luxembourg | $2.5B | 1.3% |
| 64th | Bermuda | $2.5B | 4.4% |
| 65th | Albania | $2.4B | 6.8% |
| 66th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.3B | 10.7% |
| 67th | Ghana | $2.2B | -28.6% |
| 68th | Portugal | $2.1B | 15.3% |
| 69th | Azerbaijan | $2.1B | 56.4% |
| 70th | Côte d'Ivoire | $2.1B | 18.9% |
| 71st | Kosovo | $2.0B | 5.6% |
| 72nd | Moldova | $2.0B | 3.5% |
| 73rd | Australia | $1.9B | 9.4% |
| 74th | Algeria | $1.9B | 3.1% |
| 75th | Malaysia | $1.7B | 8.0% |
| 76th | Qatar | $1.7B | 20.1% |
| 77th | West Bank and Gaza | $1.7B | 135.1% |
| 78th | Uganda | $1.6B | 12.6% |
| 79th | Denmark | $1.6B | 4.1% |
| 80th | Armenia | $1.5B | 20.0% |
| 81st | Belarus | $1.5B | 9.6% |
| 82nd | South Sudan | $1.5B | 32.1% |
| 83rd | Tanzania | $1.5B | 31.0% |
| 84th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.5B | 13.0% |
| 85th | Latvia | $1.4B | 3.1% |
| 86th | Liberia | $1.2B | 19.1% |
| 87th | Sudan | $1.2B | 34.4% |
| 88th | Argentina | $1.2B | 15.1% |
| 89th | Paraguay | $1.2B | 2.4% |
| 90th | Norway | $1.1B | 19.8% |
| 91st | Mali | $1.1B | 1.7% |
| 92nd | Lithuania | $1.1B | 3.0% |
| 93rd | Türkiye | $1.0B | 5.9% |
| 94th | Iraq | $1.0B | 45.9% |
| 95th | Israel | $973.8M | 2.3% |
| 96th | Slovenia | $965.9M | 6.5% |
| 97th | Montenegro | $933.2M | 9.1% |
| 98th | Cameroon | $881.3M | 27.7% |
| 99th | Canada | $865.6M | 1.7% |
| 100th | South Africa | $843.5M | -1.4% |
| 101st | Guinea | $803.6M | 30.4% |
| 102nd | Finland | $799.6M | 6.8% |
| 103rd | Ireland | $788.5M | 20.1% |
| 104th | Costa Rica | $765.6M | 5.6% |
| 105th | Niger | $733.6M | 12.8% |
| 106th | Cyprus | $673.0M | -0.6% |
| 107th | Guyana | $628.8M | 4.8% |
| 108th | New Caledonia | $621.1M | 0.0% |
| 109th | New Zealand | $620.3M | 3.7% |
| 110th | Rwanda | $616.3M | 19.2% |
| 111th | Burkina Faso | $602.0M | 2.0% |
| 112th | French Polynesia | $581.6M | 0.0% |
| 113th | Panama | $577.1M | 8.6% |
| 114th | Gambia, The | $559.8M | 5.8% |
| 115th | Greece | $526.8M | -6.2% |
| 116th | Myanmar | $525.3M | -54.3% |
| 117th | Fiji | $504.6M | 18.9% |
| 118th | Lesotho | $499.7M | 5.0% |
| 119th | Estonia | $472.9M | -4.7% |
| 120th | Mongolia | $463.0M | -12.3% |
| 121st | Hong Kong SAR, China | $460.7M | 0.7% |
| 122nd | North Macedonia | $452.1M | -1.3% |
| 123rd | Sierra Leone | $372.2M | 16.0% |
| 124th | Cabo Verde | $363.3M | 8.8% |
| 125th | Zambia | $361.1M | 8.0% |
| 126th | Saudi Arabia | $334.0M | -1.3% |
| 127th | Madagascar | $315.7M | -22.3% |
| 128th | Comoros | $315.6M | 11.8% |
| 129th | Samoa | $307.8M | 9.0% |
| 130th | Benin | $302.9M | 28.6% |
| 131st | Mauritius | $300.8M | 4.9% |
| 132nd | Mozambique | $289.1M | 8.3% |
| 133rd | Tonga | $274.5M | 8.1% |
| 134th | Lao PDR | $274.0M | 11.1% |
| 135th | Vanuatu | $264.9M | 33.9% |
| 136th | Iceland | $260.0M | 5.6% |
| 137th | Kazakhstan | $259.9M | 7.9% |
| 138th | Timor-Leste | $248.0M | 12.9% |
| 139th | Burundi | $245.1M | 3.5% |
| 140th | Guinea-Bissau | $223.4M | 2.9% |
| 141st | Trinidad and Tobago | $200.2M | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Malawi | $168.2M | -10.0% |
| 143rd | Suriname | $167.0M | 4.1% |
| 144th | Belize | $164.8M | 6.9% |
| 145th | Macao SAR, China | $148.5M | 9.5% |
| 146th | Curaçao | $145.8M | 25.6% |
| 147th | Uruguay | $144.2M | 5.9% |
| 148th | Afghanistan | $132.4M | -58.6% |
| 149th | São Tomé and Principe | $128.9M | 60.8% |
| 150th | Botswana | $126.4M | -1.5% |
| 151st | Bhutan | $120.1M | 9.6% |
| 152nd | Solomon Islands | $118.5M | 24.5% |
| 153rd | Mauritania | $112.6M | 19.1% |
| 154th | Chile | $112.6M | 12.4% |
| 155th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $104.8M | 14.1% |
| 156th | Namibia | $103.0M | 6.6% |
| 157th | Barbados | $85.2M | 0.0% |
| 158th | Bahamas, The | $70.0M | 6.2% |
| 159th | St. Lucia | $63.7M | 5.0% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | $56.5M | 28.5% |
| 161st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $52.3M | 8.1% |
| 162nd | Djibouti | $51.8M | -7.4% |
| 163rd | Andorra | $50.7M | -3.2% |
| 164th | Angola | $45.2M | -11.5% |
| 165th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $40.8M | 5.2% |
| 166th | Aruba | $40.1M | 5.1% |
| 167th | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 168th | Dominica | $38.6M | -1.3% |
| 169th | Grenada | $37.0M | -23.0% |
| 170th | Marshall Islands | $34.9M | 1.2% |
| 171st | Eswatini | $33.7M | 1.2% |
| 172nd | Antigua and Barbuda | $26.3M | 0.6% |
| 173rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | $23.3M | 0.0% |
| 174th | San Marino | $23.2M | 10.2% |
| 175th | Malta | $15.9M | 1.5% |
| 176th | Kiribati | $15.9M | 8.2% |
| 177th | Seychelles | $12.5M | 4.7% |
| 178th | Papua New Guinea | $11.5M | 198.5% |
| 179th | Cayman Islands | $11.5M | 12.7% |
| 180th | Maldives | $5.9M | 4.2% |
| 181st | Tuvalu | $2.8M | 7.3% |
| 182nd | Palau | $2.0M | 2.2% |
| 183rd | Nauru | $1.3M | -41.9% |
| 184th | Kuwait | $-58.3M | -385.9% |
| 185th | Russian Federation | $-1.4B | -175.9% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's remittances received in 2025?▾
Sri Lanka's remittances received in 2025 was $5.7B. This ranked 38th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's remittances received change in 2025?▾
Sri Lanka's remittances received decreased by 14.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2025?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2025 at $165.6B.
What is the remittances received of Sri Lanka in 2025?▾
The remittances received of Sri Lanka in 2025 was $5.7B. This ranked 38th globally.
What was Sri Lanka's remittances received in billion in 2025?▾
Sri Lanka's remittances received in 2025 was approximately 5.74 billion ($5.7B).
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Sri Lanka's remittances received?▾
Sri Lanka's remittances received went from $6.7B in 2024 to $5.7B in 2025, a 14.5% decrease.
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