Remittances (% of GDP)

Global Ranking

as percent of GDPSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Tonga	38.98	2020	1	37.16
2 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	31.14	2020	3	27.17
3 ↓	Tajikistan	26.88	2020	2	27.97
4 ↑	Lebanon	25.56	2020	15	14.36
5 ↑	Samoa	25.29	2020	11	18.22
6 ↓	Somalia	24.91	2020	4	24.35
7 ↓	Nepal	24.25	2020	5	24.12
8	El Salvador	24.07	2020	8	21.03
9 ↑	Haiti	23.82	2020	10	20.47
10 ↓	Honduras	23.45	2020	7	21.53
11 ↓	Bermuda	22.87	2020	9	20.84
12 ↑	Gambia	22.75	2020	14	15.21
13 ↓	Jamaica	22.2	2020	12	16.19
14 ↓	Lesotho	20.93	2020	6	22.18
15 ↑	Comoros	18.58	2020	17	14.1
16 ↓	Moldova	15.82	2020	13	15.95
17 ↑	Nicaragua	14.74	2020	19	13.39
18	Guatemala	14.7	2020	18	13.83
19 ↑	Cape Verde	14.43	2020	21	12.18
20 ↑	Dominica	13.48	2020	40	7.77
21 ↓	Georgia	13.32	2020	20	12.93
22 ↑	Montenegro	12.57	2020	26	10.54
23 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	12.22	2020	27	10.5
24 ↑	Yemen	12.04	2016	39	7.89
25 ↓	Uzbekistan	11.65	2020	16	14.26
26 ↑	Liberia	10.97	2020	28	10.43
27 ↑	Vanuatu	10.92	2020	38	8.01
28 ↑	Dominican Republic	10.57	2020	35	8.34
29 ↓	Armenia	10.5	2020	24	11.22
30 ↓	Senegal	10.46	2020	25	10.78
31 ↑	Zimbabwe	10.15	2020	41	7.35
32 ↓	Ukraine	9.71	2020	29	10.26
33 ↓	Albania	9.69	2020	31	9.56
34 ↓	Philippines	9.64	2020	32	9.33
35 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.31	2020	22	11.37
36 ↓	Jordan	8.93	2020	30	9.87
37	Sri Lanka	8.82	2020	37	8.04
38 ↑	Pakistan	8.69	2020	44	6.93
39 ↑	Togo	8.59	2020	43	7.04
40 ↓	Kiribati	8.24	2020	23	11.28
41 ↓	Egypt	8.1	2020	33	8.84
42 ↓	Guyana	8.01	2020	41	7.35
43 ↑	Fiji	7.77	2020	52	5.37
44 ↑	Belize	7.61	2020	57	4.98
45	Croatia	7.35	2020	45	6.88
46 ↓	Serbia	7.25	2020	36	8.23
47 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.96	2020	34	8.72
48 ↑	Grenada	6.75	2020	55	5.22
49 ↓	New Caledonia	6.58	2020	46	6.58
50 ↓	Morocco	6.46	2020	48	5.81
51 ↓	Ghana	6.13	2020	47	5.93
52 ↑	Bangladesh	5.82	2020	54	5.23
53 ↓	Micronesia	5.73	2020	49	5.66
54 ↓	Mali	5.71	2020	51	5.62
55 ↑	Tunisia	5.57	2020	58	4.91
56	Vietnam	5.01	2020	56	5.15
57 ↓	Cambodia	4.92	2020	50	5.63
58 ↑	Sierra Leone	4.36	2020	101	1.67
59 ↑	Suriname	4.3	2020	84	2.41
60 ↑	Mongolia	4.12	2020	62	3.95
61 ↓	Nigeria	3.98	2020	53	5.31
62 ↑	Mexico	3.94	2020	68	3.07
63 ↓	Afghanistan	3.92	2020	59	4.41
64 ↑	Niger	3.79	2020	85	2.39
65 ↑	Madagascar	3.75	2020	74	2.87
66 ↑	Saint Lucia	3.69	2020	94	2.04
67 ↑	Bhutan	3.6	2020	89	2.23
68 ↑	Macedonia	3.41	2020	80	2.52
69 ↑	Ecuador	3.37	2020	70	3
70 ↑	Azerbaijan	3.29	2020	77	2.65
71 ↓	Latvia	3.23	2020	65	3.33
72 ↓	India	3.12	2020	71	2.94
73 ↑	Kenya	3.09	2020	75	2.83
74 ↓	Bolivia	3.08	2020	66	3.27
75 ↓	Romania	3.06	2020	67	3.26
76 ↓	Luxembourg	2.99	2020	72	2.91
77 ↓	Burkina Faso	2.93	2020	73	2.89
78 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	2.85	2020	63	3.72
79 ↓	Swaziland	2.82	2020	76	2.66
79 ↓	Uganda	2.82	2020	60	4.03
81 ↓	Rwanda	2.75	2020	80	2.52
82 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	2.65	2020	92	2.19
83 ↑	Mauritius	2.61	2020	87	2.27
84 ↑	Colombia	2.56	2020	90	2.2
85 ↑	Mozambique	2.49	2020	96	1.95
86 ↓	Hungary	2.44	2020	69	3.04
87	Belgium	2.43	2020	87	2.27
88 ↓	Slovakia	2.34	2020	83	2.42
89 ↑	Barbados	2.31	2020	94	2.04
90 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.28	2020	61	4.01
91 ↑	Cyprus	2.16	2020	93	2.08
92 ↑	Mauritania	2.13	2020	121	0.82
93 ↓	Djibouti	2.01	2020	79	2.57
94 ↑	Malta	1.88	2020	100	1.68
95 ↑	Sudan	1.84	2020	103	1.62
96 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	1.82	2020	78	2.6
97 ↑	Solomon Islands	1.78	2020	103	1.62
98 ↓	Malawi	1.77	2020	82	2.43
99 ↑	Czech Republic	1.71	2020	106	1.53
100 ↑	Thailand	1.65	2020	108	1.5
100 ↓	Paraguay	1.65	2020	98	1.76
100 ↓	Estonia	1.65	2020	99	1.75
100 ↓	Belarus	1.65	2020	90	2.2
104 ↓	Burundi	1.64	2020	97	1.87
105 ↑	Peru	1.46	2020	109	1.46
106 ↑	Aruba	1.4	2020	114	1.04
106 ↓	Lithuania	1.4	2020	86	2.38
108 ↓	Bulgaria	1.37	2020	64	3.4
109 ↓	Benin	1.31	2020	107	1.51
110 ↓	Laos	1.22	2020	105	1.58
111	Slovenia	1.2	2020	111	1.24
112 ↑	Algeria	1.17	2020	114	1.04
113 ↓	Poland	1.13	2020	112	1.18
114 ↑	France	0.96	2020	117	0.96
115 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	0.91	2020	127	0.6
115 ↓	Indonesia	0.91	2020	114	1.04
117 ↑	Costa Rica	0.84	2020	120	0.86
117 ↑	Panama	0.84	2020	119	0.87
117 ↑	Palau	0.84	2020	122	0.79
120 ↓	Seychelles	0.83	2020	110	1.4
121 ↓	Cameroon	0.82	2020	118	0.9
122 ↑	Iceland	0.76	2020	123	0.74
123 ↑	Zambia	0.74	2020	138	0.42
124 ↑	Austria	0.69	2020	125	0.67
125 ↑	Russia	0.67	2020	126	0.62
126 ↑	Syria	0.64	2010	127	0.6
127 ↑	Namibia	0.61	2020	131	0.52
128 ↑	Iran	0.57	2020	135	0.46
128 ↓	Sweden	0.57	2020	127	0.6
130	Ivory Coast	0.54	2020	130	0.56
131	Italy	0.52	2020	131	0.52
131 ↓	Tanzania	0.52	2020	124	0.71
133 ↑	Germany	0.5	2020	134	0.48
134 ↑	South Korea	0.45	2020	137	0.43
134 ↑	Qatar	0.45	2020	143	0.33
136 ↑	Denmark	0.42	2020	138	0.42
136	Malaysia	0.42	2020	136	0.44
138 ↑	Switzerland	0.39	2020	142	0.35
139 ↓	Ethiopia	0.38	2020	133	0.5
140	Iraq	0.35	2020	140	0.37
141 ↑	Portugal	0.32	2020	147	0.26
141 ↑	Greece	0.32	2020	143	0.33
143 ↑	Finland	0.3	2020	145	0.3
144 ↑	Israel	0.28	2020	150	0.24
145 ↑	Netherlands	0.26	2020	148	0.25
146 ↑	Brazil	0.25	2020	155	0.17
147 ↑	South Africa	0.24	2020	151	0.23
147 ↓	Botswana	0.24	2020	141	0.36
149 ↑	Spain	0.23	2020	151	0.23
150 ↓	Kazakhstan	0.22	2020	146	0.28
151 ↑	Uruguay	0.21	2020	154	0.18
152 ↑	Norway	0.16	2020	156	0.15
152 ↓	Guinea	0.16	2020	112	1.18
152 ↑	Argentina	0.16	2020	161	0.12
155 ↑	China	0.13	2020	159	0.13
156 ↑	Gabon	0.12	2020	163	0.11
156 ↑	Maldives	0.12	2020	166	0.08
156	United Kingdom	0.12	2020	156	0.15
156 ↑	Hong Kong	0.12	2020	161	0.12
160 ↑	Turkey	0.11	2020	163	0.11
161 ↑	Japan	0.1	2020	165	0.09
162 ↓	Australia	0.09	2020	159	0.13
163 ↓	Republic of the Congo	0.08	2016	148	0.25
164 ↑	Macao	0.07	2020	168	0.04
164 ↓	New Zealand	0.07	2020	153	0.22
166 ↓	Ireland	0.06	2020	156	0.15
167 ↑	Oman	0.05	2020	168	0.04
167 ↓	Canada	0.05	2020	166	0.08
169 ↓	Saudi Arabia	0.04	2020	168	0.04
170 ↑	Venezuela	0.03	2014	171	0.03
170 ↑	Chile	0.03	2020	173	0.02
170 ↑	United States	0.03	2020	171	0.03
173	Kuwait	0.02	2020	173	0.02
173 ↑	Angola	0.02	2020	176	0
175	Papua New Guinea	0.01	2020	175	0.01
175 ↑	Brunei	0.01	2020	176
177 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	0	2019	176	0
177 ↓	Tuvalu	0	2020	102	1.66
177 ↓	Libya	0	2019	176	0
177 ↓	Central African Republic	0	2020	176	0
177 ↓	Turkmenistan	0	2019	176	0
177 ↓	Chad	0	2020	176	0
177 ↓	Singapore	0	2019	176	0
177 ↓	Eritrea	0	2011	176	0
177 ↓	Faroe Islands	0	2019	176	0

Definition of Remittances (% of GDP)

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.