Based on a comparison of 164 countries in 2021, India ranked the highest in workers' remittances received with USD 89,375 bil followed by Mexico and Philippines. On the other end of the scale was Brunei with USD 0.893 bil, Turkmenistan with USD 1.00 bil and Papua New Guinea with USD 2.00 bil.
Total workers' remittances received reached USD 672,463,177 bil in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 2.14 % more than in the previous year and 30.1 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total workers' remittances received reached an all time high of USD 672,463,177 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 1,929,281 bil in 1970. The average annual growth amounted to 12.2 % since 1970.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 0.013 % of workers' remittances received in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 0.027 % share while the ten largest countries some 0.053 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) indicator page.
| Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | USD mil | 15,296 | 13,574 | 13,502 | 15,566 | 18,364 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD mil | 10,465 | 10,786 | 11,435 | 12,449 | 12,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 33,105 | 26,883 | 28,676 | 24,306 | 18,294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | USD mil | 5,196 | 5,508 | 6,178 | 6,818 | 7,421 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | USD mil | 18,325 | 18,590 | 24,737 | 25,516 | 26,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 24,067 | 24,042 | 24,885 | 26,229 | 30,025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 15,578 | 15,198 | 15,688 | 18,903 | 18,730 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 6,482 | 7,363 | 8,394 | 9,438 | 10,656 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | 68,910 | 62,744 | 68,967 | 78,790 | 83,332 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 26,233 | 28,691 | 32,271 | 35,768 | 39,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | USD mil | 20,626 | 19,698 | 22,037 | 24,311 | 23,809 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD mil | 19,306 | 19,819 | 19,856 | 21,193 | 22,252 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | USD mil | 29,799 | 31,142 | 32,810 | 33,809 | 35,167 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | USD mil | 8,474 | 9,472 | 12,132 | 14,694 | 15,788 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | 13,000 | 14,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | ... |
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