Workers' remittances received rose 17.6% to USD 1,689 mil in Kosovo in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in Kosovo reached an all time high of USD 1,689 mil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 622 mil in 2004. When compared to Kosovo's main peers, workers' remittances received in Albania amounted to USD 1,718 mil, USD 489 mil in Macedonia, USD 794 mil in Montenegro and USD 4,598 mil in Serbia in 2021.
Kosovo has been ranked 57th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
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 |
Albania | USD mil | 1,291 | 1,306 | 1,312 | 1,458 | 1,473 | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD mil | 1,801 | 1,846 | 2,017 | 2,263 | 2,333 | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | USD mil | 1,495 | 1,666 | 2,194 | 2,408 | 2,342 | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | USD mil | 2,677 | 3,223 | 3,663 | 4,014 | 4,280 | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | USD mil | 509 | 417 | 401 | 490 | 676 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | USD mil | 3,954 | 4,171 | 4,124 | 4,405 | 4,964 | ||||||||||||||||
Kosovo | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 971 | 986 | 1,112 | 1,236 | 1,249 | |||||||||||||
Macedonia | USD mil | 307 | 291 | 314 | 344 | 317 | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 470 | 481 | 523 | 589 | 584 | ||||||||||
Romania | USD mil | 5,391 | 5,930 | 6,556 | 6,984 | 8,142 | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,370 | 3,205 | 3,590 | 4,446 | 4,238 |