Remittances Outflows - Migration and Remittances



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Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008. For a discussion of the definition of remittances, see Dilip Ratha, 2003, "Workers' Remittances: An Important and Stable Source of External Development Finance", Global Development Finance 2003, World Bank.
Remittances Outflows - Migration and Remittances (2009)

Rank

Country

US$ million

1New Zealand871
2Sweden757
3Angola716
4Macau707
5Argentina701
6Azerbaijan652
7Lithuania620
8Venezuela581
9Jordan502
10Uganda463
11Finland436
12Sri Lanka435
13Brunei Darussalam420
14Cyprus409
15Hong Kong402
16Yemen337
17Jamaica314
18Romania310
19Egypt255
20Costa Rica239
21Panama229
22High income223
23Cambodia215
24Syria212
25Slovenia191
26Kyrgyzstan188
27High income OECD175
28Armenia145
29Botswana145
30Turkey141
31Haiti135
32Slovakia134
33Tajikistan124
34Maldives116
35Belarus112
36Netherlands Antilles106
37Bolivia106
38Mali105
39Moldova103
40Bulgaria101
41Croatia99
42Bahamas96
43Cameroon94
44Colombia92
45Serbia91
46Peru85
47Mongolia83
48Ecuador81
49Estonia81
50Guyana77
51Aruba77
52Rwanda71
53French Polynesia69
54New Caledonia66
55Nigeria66
56Zambia66
57Mozambique63
58Bosnia and Herzegovina61
59Kenya61
60Morocco61
61Philippines58
62Togo58
63All developing countries58
64Guinea56
65Middle-income56
66Tanzania54
67Malta53
68United States48
69High income non-OECD48
70Latvia46
71Fiji44
72Upper MICs42
73Iceland34
74Georgia32
75Dominican Republic29
76Macedonia26
77Saudi Arabia25
78Ukraine25
79Seychelles24
80Europe and Central Asia24
81Guatemala23
82Belize23
83Niger22
84Ethiopia21
85Ivory Coast20
86El Salvador19
87Switzerland19
88Russia18
89Guinea-Bissau17
90Namibia16
91Germany15
92Tonga14
93Lower MICs14
94East Asia and Pacific14
95Lesotho13
96Tunisia13
97Mauritius12
98Nepal12
99Honduras12
100Italy12
101Spain12
102Albania10
103Luxembourg10
104Cape Verde10
105Kuwait9
106West Bank and Gaza9
107Pakistan8
108Middle-East and North Africa8
109Netherlands8
110Suriname8
111Bangladesh8
112St. Vincent and the Grenadines7
113Malaysia6
114Chile6
115Uruguay6
116St. Kitts and Nevis6
117Oman5
118France5
119Djibouti5
120Lebanon5
121South Asia4
122China4
123Japan4
124Solomon Islands4
125India4
126Belgium4
127St. Lucia4
128Grenada4
129Norway4
130Austria3
131Australia3
132Sierra Leone3
133South Korea3
134North Korea3
135United Kingdom3
136Kazakhstan3
137Israel3
138Latin America and Caribbean3
139Sub-Saharan Africa3
140Gambia3
141Denmark3
142Fragile States3
143Czech Republic2
144Indonesia2
145Antigua and Barbuda2
146LDCs (UN-classification)2
147Bahrain1
148Ireland1
149Low-income countries1
150Sao Tome and Principe1
151Portugal1
152Hungary1
153Poland1
154Small States1
155Libya1
156Brazil1
157Greece1
158South Africa1
159Dominica0
160Burundi0
161Liberia0
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