Switzerland - Remittances Received 2008
$2.5B
+$434.2M from 2007
Switzerland's remittances received was $2.5B in 2008, increased +$434.2M from $2.1B in 2007. This was the 134th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nauru | $227,399 | - |
| 2nd | Mauritius | $633,706 | -9.9% |
| 3rd | Palau | $1.6M | 4.9% |
| 4th | Suriname | $2.2M | -21.4% |
| 5th | São Tomé and Principe | $3.0M | 50.0% |
| 6th | Seychelles | $3.2M | -33.7% |
| 7th | Bhutan | $3.5M | 21.0% |
| 8th | Burundi | $3.6M | 1,819.1% |
| 9th | Tuvalu | $6.0M | 6.4% |
| 10th | Maldives | $6.3M | -21.0% |
| 11th | Aruba | $6.8M | 30.1% |
| 12th | Papua New Guinea | $7.4M | -3.6% |
| 13th | Vanuatu | $8.9M | 60.7% |
| 14th | Solomon Islands | $9.1M | -27.6% |
| 15th | Namibia | $13.6M | -13.5% |
| 16th | Kiribati | $14.4M | 3.1% |
| 17th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $14.7M | 67.0% |
| 18th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $16.6M | 5.9% |
| 19th | Malawi | $16.7M | -20.6% |
| 20th | Timor-Leste | $17.7M | 69.0% |
| 21st | Lao PDR | $17.8M | 186.5% |
| 22nd | Gabon | $20.7M | 43.3% |
| 23rd | Congo, Republic of | $21.7M | 30.1% |
| 24th | Sierra Leone | $22.6M | -46.2% |
| 25th | Marshall Islands | $23.1M | -8.3% |
| 26th | Antigua and Barbuda | $29.7M | -2.1% |
| 27th | Djibouti | $30.3M | 5.9% |
| 28th | St. Lucia | $31.3M | 1.0% |
| 29th | Grenada | $36.7M | 1.2% |
| 30th | Tanzania | $36.8M | 44.6% |
| 31st | Oman | $39.0M | 0.0% |
| 32nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $42.3M | 2.2% |
| 33rd | Dominica | $45.7M | 0.9% |
| 34th | Botswana | $46.8M | -49.2% |
| 35th | Guinea-Bissau | $49.5M | 14.9% |
| 36th | Macao SAR, China | $51.6M | -5.1% |
| 37th | Myanmar | $54.7M | -32.4% |
| 38th | Liberia | $58.1M | -6.2% |
| 39th | Guinea | $61.5M | 308.2% |
| 40th | Gambia, The | $64.8M | 16.4% |
| 41st | Zambia | $68.2M | 15.0% |
| 42nd | Iraq | $70.9M | 2,187.1% |
| 43rd | Belize | $76.5M | 4.6% |
| 44th | Angola | $82.1M | 1,496.3% |
| 45th | Afghanistan | $89.5M | - |
| 46th | Eswatini | $89.6M | -5.8% |
| 47th | Niger | $94.1M | 18.4% |
| 48th | Trinidad and Tobago | $94.5M | -13.6% |
| 49th | Burkina Faso | $99.7M | 18.1% |
| 50th | Barbados | $101.2M | -27.1% |
| 51st | Comoros | $101.3M | 36.8% |
| 52nd | Tonga | $103.5M | 26.5% |
| 53rd | Algeria | $103.6M | 4.7% |
| 54th | Uruguay | $107.9M | 11.9% |
| 55th | Samoa | $109.0M | 12.8% |
| 56th | Mozambique | $115.7M | 16.5% |
| 57th | Iceland | $121.3M | 8.8% |
| 58th | Kazakhstan | $125.6M | -12.2% |
| 59th | Ghana | $126.1M | 7.4% |
| 60th | Faroe Islands | $136.6M | 25.1% |
| 61st | Fiji | $146.7M | -19.9% |
| 62nd | Cabo Verde | $155.0M | 11.7% |
| 63rd | Cameroon | $162.7M | -2.9% |
| 64th | Cambodia | $187.9M | 1.1% |
| 65th | Côte d'Ivoire | $199.7M | 8.0% |
| 66th | Benin | $207.9M | -13.7% |
| 67th | Saudi Arabia | $216.2M | 75.1% |
| 68th | Mongolia | $224.6M | 26.2% |
| 69th | Malta | $264.5M | 15.3% |
| 70th | Guyana | $273.9M | -1.7% |
| 71st | Montenegro | $298.1M | 51.8% |
| 72nd | Madagascar | $314.0M | 23.4% |
| 73rd | Togo | $338.4M | 18.8% |
| 74th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $355.3M | 12.1% |
| 75th | Paraguay | $362.6M | 6.4% |
| 76th | Panama | $378.0M | 6.4% |
| 77th | Slovenia | $380.2M | 18.7% |
| 78th | North Macedonia | $406.6M | 17.9% |
| 79th | Estonia | $416.3M | 9.2% |
| 80th | New Zealand | $421.4M | 9.8% |
| 81st | Mali | $432.7M | 25.7% |
| 82nd | New Caledonia | $544.2M | 10.8% |
| 83rd | Lesotho | $575.9M | -9.8% |
| 84th | Belarus | $583.3M | 102.3% |
| 85th | Costa Rica | $604.8M | -2.1% |
| 86th | Israel | $628.4M | 8.4% |
| 87th | Ireland | $633.4M | 7.5% |
| 88th | Portugal | $640.9M | 5.1% |
| 89th | Kenya | $667.3M | 3.4% |
| 90th | Norway | $685.0M | 11.1% |
| 91st | Argentina | $705.1M | 16.3% |
| 92nd | Uganda | $723.5M | 60.2% |
| 93rd | West Bank and Gaza | $740.7M | 23.8% |
| 94th | French Polynesia | $763.1M | 10.8% |
| 95th | South Africa | $783.7M | -1.1% |
| 96th | Nicaragua | $819.9M | 10.9% |
| 97th | Cyprus | $948.6M | 567.2% |
| 98th | Denmark | $1.1B | 27.8% |
| 99th | Georgia | $1.1B | 20.6% |
| 100th | Finland | $1.1B | 13.7% |
| 101st | Czechia | $1.1B | -37.9% |
| 102nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.1B | 7.5% |
| 103rd | Kosovo | $1.2B | 13.2% |
| 104th | Kyrgyz Republic | $1.2B | 73.8% |
| 105th | Canada | $1.3B | 10.4% |
| 106th | Hungary | $1.3B | 34.7% |
| 107th | Syrian Arab Republic | $1.3B | 28.6% |
| 108th | Malaysia | $1.3B | -14.6% |
| 109th | Haiti | $1.4B | 12.1% |
| 110th | Bermuda | $1.4B | -4.1% |
| 111th | Yemen, Republic of | $1.4B | 6.7% |
| 112th | Senegal | $1.5B | 24.2% |
| 113th | Azerbaijan | $1.5B | 19.8% |
| 114th | Australia | $1.5B | 13.7% |
| 115th | Lithuania | $1.6B | 9.2% |
| 116th | Sudan | $1.6B | 59.1% |
| 117th | Netherlands | $1.6B | 1.2% |
| 118th | Luxembourg | $1.7B | 12.3% |
| 119th | Romania | $1.7B | 4.8% |
| 120th | Japan | $1.7B | 25.2% |
| 121st | Spain | $1.8B | 9.8% |
| 122nd | Albania | $1.9B | 27.1% |
| 123rd | Moldova | $1.9B | 26.6% |
| 124th | Thailand | $1.9B | 16.1% |
| 125th | Armenia | $1.9B | 15.8% |
| 126th | Bulgaria | $1.9B | 13.3% |
| 127th | Latvia | $1.9B | 248.9% |
| 128th | Tunisia | $2.0B | 15.2% |
| 129th | Slovak Republic | $2.1B | 23.4% |
| 130th | Jamaica | $2.2B | 1.6% |
| 131st | Tajikistan | $2.3B | 50.5% |
| 132nd | Türkiye | $2.4B | 16.4% |
| 133rd | Peru | $2.4B | 14.7% |
| 134th | Switzerland | $2.5B | 21.1% |
| 135th | Croatia | $2.5B | 12.4% |
| 136th | Greece | $2.7B | 8.2% |
| 137th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2.7B | 1.2% |
| 138th | Nepal | $2.7B | 57.3% |
| 139th | Honduras | $2.8B | 7.9% |
| 140th | Sri Lanka | $2.9B | 16.6% |
| 141st | Ecuador | $3.1B | -7.6% |
| 142nd | Austria | $3.2B | 9.4% |
| 143rd | Jordan | $3.5B | 5.5% |
| 144th | Serbia | $3.5B | -5.8% |
| 145th | Dominican Republic | $3.6B | 6.1% |
| 146th | Uzbekistan | $3.6B | 112.7% |
| 147th | Brazil | $3.6B | 10.2% |
| 148th | El Salvador | $3.8B | 1.2% |
| 149th | Sweden | $4.1B | 27.8% |
| 150th | Guatemala | $4.4B | 4.5% |
| 151st | Colombia | $4.8B | 8.2% |
| 152nd | United States | $5.4B | 2.8% |
| 153rd | Russian Federation | $5.7B | 22.9% |
| 154th | United Kingdom | $6.0B | -8.6% |
| 155th | Ukraine | $6.8B | 28.2% |
| 156th | Indonesia | $6.8B | 10.0% |
| 157th | Viet Nam | $6.8B | 10.1% |
| 158th | Morocco | $6.9B | 2.4% |
| 159th | Korea | $7.0B | 35.4% |
| 160th | Pakistan | $7.0B | 17.4% |
| 161st | Lebanon | $7.2B | 24.5% |
| 162nd | Italy | $7.4B | 60.1% |
| 163rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $8.7B | 13.6% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | $8.9B | 36.2% |
| 165th | China | $9.1B | 33.7% |
| 166th | Belgium | $10.5B | 16.5% |
| 167th | Poland | $12.3B | 2.9% |
| 168th | Germany | $13.2B | 18.0% |
| 169th | Philippines | $18.9B | 14.7% |
| 170th | Nigeria | $19.2B | 6.6% |
| 171st | France | $20.1B | 14.2% |
| 172nd | Mexico | $27.1B | -1.6% |
| 173rd | India | $50.0B | 34.3% |
| 174th | European Union | $98.2B | 17.1% |
FAQ
What was Switzerland's remittances received in 2008?▾
Switzerland's remittances received in 2008 was $2.5B. This ranked 134th globally.
How did Switzerland's remittances received change in 2008?▾
Switzerland's remittances received increased by 21.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest remittances received in 2008?▾
European Union had the highest remittances received in 2008 at $98.2B.
What is the remittances received of Switzerland in 2008?▾
The remittances received of Switzerland in 2008 was $2.5B. This ranked 134th globally.
What was Switzerland's remittances received in billion in 2008?▾
Switzerland's remittances received in 2008 was approximately 2.5 billion ($2.5B).
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Switzerland's remittances received?▾
Switzerland's remittances received went from $2.1B in 2007 to $2.5B in 2008, a 21.1% increase.
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