economic2026
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.3%
Median: 2.3%
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
Tajikistan
47.2%
Lowest
Papua New Guinea
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Tajikistan47.2%
2Tonga39.2%
3Lebanon33.3%
4Nicaragua26.6%
5Nepal26.0%
By Region
Other7.2%(101 countries)
North America5.7%(4 countries)
Africa4.2%(9 countries)
Asia3.9%(22 countries)
Europe1.6%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (47.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.3%)
Other (101)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (22)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 47.2% |
| 2 | Tonga | 39.2% |
| 3 | Lebanon | 33.3% |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 26.6% |
| 5 | Nepal | 26.0% |
| 6 | Honduras | 25.7% |
| 7 | El Salvador | 24.3% |
| 8 | Samoa | 24.0% |
| 9 | Bermuda | 23.7% |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% |
| 11 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 12 | Liberia | 21.3% |
| 13 | Comoros | 20.8% |
| 14 | Lesotho | 19.9% |
| 15 | Guatemala | 19.1% |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 17.2% |
| 18 | Haiti | 16.9% |
| 19 | Jamaica | 16.2% |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 13.7% |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 12.3% |
| 22 | Georgia | 11.9% |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 11.8% |
| 24 | Senegal | 10.6% |
| 25 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.5% |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.5% |
| 27 | Montenegro | 10.3% |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.9% |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.7% |
| 30 | Pakistan | 9.4% |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% |
| 32 | Nigeria | 8.8% |
| 33 | Philippines | 8.7% |
| 34 | Togo | 8.7% |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 8.5% |
| 36 | Albania | 8.4% |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9% |
| 38 | Burundi | 7.8% |
| 39 | Morocco | 7.8% |
| 40 | Egypt | 7.6% |
| 41 | Jordan | 7.6% |
| 42 | Croatia | 7.2% |
| 43 | Fiji | 7.1% |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 6.7% |
| 45 | Serbia | 6.4% |
| 46 | Tunisia | 6.3% |
| 47 | Ukraine | 6.3% |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 6.1% |
| 49 | Cambodia | 6.1% |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% |
| 51 | Dominica | 5.7% |
| 52 | Curaçao | 5.4% |
| 53 | Ecuador | 5.3% |
| 54 | Tuvalu | 5.1% |
| 55 | Armenia | 4.9% |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 4.8% |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 4.6% |
| 58 | State of Palestine | 4.6% |
| 59 | Kiribati | 4.3% |
| 60 | Kenya | 4.2% |
| 61 | Mali | 4.0% |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 4.0% |
| 63 | Belize | 3.8% |
| 64 | Mexico | 3.7% |
| 65 | India | 3.7% |
| 66 | Ghana | 3.6% |
| 67 | Suriname | 3.6% |
| 68 | Grenada | 3.6% |
| 69 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.5% |
| 70 | Rwanda | 3.4% |
| 71 | Niger | 3.3% |
| 72 | Bhutan | 3.3% |
| 73 | Guyana | 3.2% |
| 74 | Latvia | 3.0% |
| 75 | Sudan | 2.9% |
| 76 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.8% |
| 77 | Colombia | 2.8% |
| 78 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.7% |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 2.7% |
| 80 | Uganda | 2.7% |
| 81 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.6% |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 83 | Paraguay | 2.5% |
| 84 | Hungary | 2.5% |
| 85 | Romania | 2.5% |
| 86 | Guinea | 2.5% |
| 87 | Belarus | 2.3% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 2.3% |
| 89 | Bolivia | 2.3% |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 2.3% |
| 91 | Madagascar | 2.3% |
| 92 | Belgium | 2.3% |
| 93 | Mongolia | 2.2% |
| 94 | Slovakia | 2.1% |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.0% |
| 96 | Mauritius | 1.9% |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 1.8% |
| 98 | Cyprus | 1.8% |
| 99 | Thailand | 1.8% |
| 100 | Benin | 1.7% |
| 101 | Peru | 1.7% |
| 102 | Malawi | 1.7% |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.4% |
| 105 | Djibouti | 1.3% |
| 106 | Nauru | 1.3% |
| 107 | Zambia | 1.3% |
| 108 | Czech Republic | 1.3% |
| 109 | Cameroon | 1.3% |
| 110 | Andorra | 1.3% |
| 111 | Slovenia | 1.2% |
| 112 | Lithuania | 1.2% |
| 113 | France | 1.2% |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2% |
| 115 | Mozambique | 1.2% |
| 116 | Estonia | 1.2% |
| 117 | Indonesia | 1.1% |
| 118 | San Marino | 1.1% |
| 119 | Aruba | 1.0% |
| 120 | Poland | 0.9% |
| 121 | Mauritania | 0.9% |
| 122 | Palau | 0.8% |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 0.7% |
| 125 | Iceland | 0.7% |
| 126 | Sweden | 0.7% |
| 127 | Namibia | 0.7% |
| 128 | Eswatini | 0.7% |
| 129 | Algeria | 0.7% |
| 130 | Qatar | 0.7% |
| 131 | Botswana | 0.7% |
| 132 | Austria | 0.7% |
| 133 | Panama | 0.6% |
| 134 | Portugal | 0.6% |
| 135 | Seychelles | 0.5% |
| 136 | Italy | 0.5% |
| 137 | Germany | 0.5% |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0.4% |
| 139 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 140 | South Korea | 0.4% |
| 141 | Malaysia | 0.4% |
| 142 | Switzerland | 0.4% |
| 143 | Spain | 0.4% |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.4% |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3% |
| 146 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3% |
| 147 | Macao | 0.3% |
| 148 | Finland | 0.3% |
| 149 | Iraq | 0.2% |
| 150 | Brazil | 0.2% |
| 151 | Greece | 0.2% |
| 152 | South Africa | 0.2% |
| 153 | Norway | 0.2% |
| 154 | Israel | 0.2% |
| 155 | Uruguay | 0.2% |
| 156 | Argentina | 0.2% |
| 157 | New Zealand | 0.2% |
| 158 | Cayman Islands | 0.1% |
| 159 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 0.1% |
| 162 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 164 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 165 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
| 167 | Maldives | 0.1% |
| 168 | Türkiye | 0.1% |
| 169 | Malta | 0.1% |
| 170 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 171 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 172 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 173 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 174 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 176 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
Showing 177 of 177 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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