Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2024, India ranked the highest in workers' remittances received with USD 137,675 bil followed by Mexico and Philippines. On the other end of the scale was Brunei with USD 1.00 bil, Maldives with USD 5.65 bil and Papua New Guinea with USD 10.7 bil.
Total workers' remittances received reached USD 740,508,109 bil in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 3.64 % less than in the previous year and 37.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total workers' remittances received reached an all time high of USD 822,679,556 bil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 1,929,281 bil in 1970. The average annual growth amounted to 11.8 % since 1970.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 0.017 % of workers' remittances received in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 0.031 % share while the ten largest countries some 0.055 % in 2024.
Data for more countries are available at Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) indicator page.
| Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | USD mil | 15,566 | 18,364 | 21,752 | 22,206 | 21,505 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD mil | 12,449 | 12,430 | 13,112 | 14,286 | 13,929 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 24,306 | 18,294 | 18,876 | 22,480 | 26,094 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | USD mil | 25,516 | 26,781 | 29,603 | 31,487 | 28,333 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 28,388 | 28,764 | 29,984 | 32,647 | 33,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 18,653 | 18,338 | 18,820 | 20,256 | 19,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 9,438 | 10,656 | 11,405 | 15,408 | 18,205 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | 78,790 | 83,332 | 83,149 | 89,375 | 111,222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD mil | 11,215 | 11,666 | 9,651 | 9,402 | 13,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 36,526 | 39,834 | 43,978 | 55,067 | 61,458 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | USD mil | 8,287 | 8,244 | 8,108 | 8,226 | 9,069 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | USD mil | 24,311 | 23,809 | 17,208 | 19,483 | 20,128 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD mil | 21,193 | 22,252 | 26,089 | 31,312 | 30,176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | USD mil | 33,809 | 35,167 | 34,883 | 36,685 | 38,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | USD mil | ... | 7,610 | 8,546 | 7,084 | 9,277 | 15,512 |
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