Remittance inflows to GDP (%) by country
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants'...
Countries reporting
190
Highest
39.0%
Tonga
Lowest
0.0%
Tuvalu
Median
2.4%
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
6,488
What the numbers show
Remittance inflows to GDP (%) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 39.0% in Tonga; the lowest is 0.0% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 5.3%.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 31,908.0%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 100.0%).
Remittance inflows to GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 39.0% | 2020 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.1% | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 26.9% | 2020 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 4 | Lebanon | 25.6% | 2020 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 5 | Samoa | 25.3% | 2020 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 6 | Somalia | 24.9% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 24.3% | 2020 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 8 | El Salvador | 24.1% | 2020 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Haiti | 23.8% | 2020 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2020 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Bermuda | 22.9% | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 12 | Gambia | 22.8% | 2020 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 22.2% | 2020 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2020 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Comoros | 18.6% | 2020 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine | 16.5% | 2020 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 17 | Moldova | 15.8% | 2020 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 14.7% | 2020 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Guatemala | 14.7% | 2020 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 14.4% | 2020 | up 83.4% | falling |
| 21 | Dominica | 13.5% | 2020 | up 190.8% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 13.3% | 2020 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 12.7% | 2020 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 24 | Montenegro | 12.6% | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.2% | 2020 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 12.0% | 2016 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 11.7% | 2020 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 28 | Liberia | 11.0% | 2020 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 10.9% | 2020 | up 522.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 10.6% | 2020 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2020 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 10.5% | 2020 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 33 | French Polynesia | 10.3% | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 10.1% | 2020 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 9.7% | 2020 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 9.7% | 2020 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 9.6% | 2020 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 38 | South Sudan | 9.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.3% | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 8.9% | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 8.8% | 2020 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 8.7% | 2020 | up 58.8% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 8.6% | 2020 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Kiribati | 8.2% | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 45 | East Timor | 8.2% | 2020 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 8.1% | 2020 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 47 | Guyana | 8.0% | 2020 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Fiji | 7.8% | 2020 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Belize | 7.6% | 2020 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 50 | Croatia | 7.3% | 2020 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 7.3% | 2020 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.0% | 2020 | up 72.5% | falling |
| 53 | Grenada | 6.8% | 2020 | up 82.8% | falling |
| 54 | New Caledonia | 6.6% | 2020 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 6.5% | 2020 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 6.1% | 2020 | up 1,352.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 5.8% | 2020 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Micronesia (country) | 5.7% | 2020 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 59 | Mali | 5.7% | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 5.6% | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 61 | Nauru | 5.3% | 2018 | up 1,077.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Curacao | 5.2% | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 63 | Vietnam | 5.0% | 2020 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 4.9% | 2020 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 4.4% | 2020 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | 4.3% | 2020 | up 4,268.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.3% | 2018 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 68 | Mongolia | 4.1% | 2020 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Nigeria | 4.0% | 2020 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 3.9% | 2020 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 3.8% | 2020 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | 3.7% | 2020 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 3.7% | 2020 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 75 | Bhutan | 3.6% | 2020 | up 574.2% | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 3.4% | 2020 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2020 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 3.3% | 2020 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Latvia | 3.2% | 2020 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.2% | 2020 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 81 | India | 3.1% | 2020 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 3.1% | 2020 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia | 3.1% | 2020 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 3.1% | 2020 | up 692.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 3.0% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 2.9% | 2020 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 2.9% | 2020 | up 837.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Uganda | 2.8% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 89 | Eswatini | 2.8% | 2020 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Rwanda | 2.8% | 2020 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% | 2020 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 2.6% | 2020 | up 31,908.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Colombia | 2.6% | 2020 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 2.5% | 2020 | up 138.5% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2020 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Belgium | 2.4% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 2.3% | 2020 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 2.3% | 2020 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.3% | 2020 | up 3,027.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2020 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 2.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 1.9% | 2020 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 1.8% | 2020 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.8% | 2020 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 1.8% | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 1.8% | 2020 | up 465.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Czechia | 1.7% | 2020 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | 1.7% | 2020 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 111 | Belarus | 1.6% | 2020 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 113 | Burundi | 1.6% | 2020 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 1.5% | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 115 | Aruba | 1.4% | 2020 | up 591.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 1.4% | 2020 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2020 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Benin | 1.3% | 2020 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Laos | 1.2% | 2020 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2020 | up 251.0% | falling |
| 121 | Algeria | 1.2% | 2020 | up 861.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Poland | 1.1% | 2020 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 123 | France | 1.0% | 2020 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2020 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2020 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Palau | 0.8% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2020 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0.8% | 2020 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Cameroon | 0.8% | 2020 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2020 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 245.7% | falling |
| 134 | Austria | 0.7% | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 135 | Russia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Syria | 0.6% | 2010 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 138 | Iran | 0.6% | 2020 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2020 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5% | 2020 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 141 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2020 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Italy | 0.5% | 2020 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Germany | 0.5% | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 144 | South Korea | 0.5% | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Malaysia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2020 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 148 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Iraq | 0.3% | 2020 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Greece | 0.3% | 2020 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2020 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Finland | 0.3% | 2020 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Israel | 0.3% | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2020 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 156 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 157 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2020 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Spain | 0.2% | 2020 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2020 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Norway | 0.2% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 163 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2020 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 0.2% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2020 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 166 | China | 0.1% | 2020 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2020 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 170 | Gabon | 0.1% | 2020 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2020 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Japan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Congo | 0.1% | 2016 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Macao | 0.1% | 2020 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 176 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2020 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2020 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 178 | Oman | 0.1% | 2020 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Canada | 0.0% | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 181 | United States | 0.0% | 2020 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 182 | Chile | 0.0% | 2020 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2014 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2020 | up 410.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Angola | 0.0% | 2020 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2020 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2019 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Libya | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 18.6%
About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.