Countries receiving the most remittances

Countries receiving the most remittances is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in finance and crypto by Personal remittances received, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-29. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.

India currently holds #1 with 150.7k current US$ million. Mexico is second with 65.1k current US$ million, which puts the leader 2.3 times ahead. France completes the top three with 44.5k current US$ million. Together the top three account for about 52% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.

How it is measured: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Most recent year available per country, World Bank indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.

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