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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Remittances received (5-Year Change)

Change in Remittances received over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Sudan fell the most: by 97.6%, from US$495.36 million to US$11.94 million in the five years to 2025. Papua New Guinea is second (−86.8%), followed by Russian Federation (−83.7%). 29 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −15.6%.

#1
Sudan · −97.6%
Median
−15.6%
Coverage
29 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Sudan -97.6; 2. Papua New Guinea -86.8; 3. Russian Federation -83.7; 4. West Bank and Gaza -72.9; 5. Eswatini -65.6; 6. Ghana -43.5; 7. Naoero -40; 8. Antigua and Barbuda -39.2; 9. Kazakhstan -36.8; 10. Ukraine -35.1.Sudan-97.6Papua New Guinea-86.8Russian Federation-83.7West Bank and Gaza-72.9Eswatini-65.6Ghana-43.5Naoero-40Antigua and Barbuda-39.2Kazakhstan-36.8Ukraine-35.1
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Sudan -97.6; 2. Papua New Guinea -86.8; 3. Russian Federation -83.7; 4. West Bank and Gaza -72.9; 5. Eswatini -65.6; 6. Ghana -43.5; 7. Naoero -40; 8. Antigua and Barbuda -39.2; 9. Kazakhstan -36.8; 10. Ukraine -35.1.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Remittances received (5-Year Change), 2025
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Sudan495,360,00011,941,000−97.6%
2Papua New Guinea29,348,0003,866,100−86.8%
3Russian Federation9,915,000,0001,611,600,000−83.7%
4West Bank and Gaza2,559,700,000693,290,000−72.9%
5Eswatini112,500,00038,689,000−65.6%
6Ghana4,292,000,0002,422,900,000−43.5%
7Naoero3,727,9002,235,100−40%
8Antigua and Barbuda36,220,00022,037,000−39.2%
9Kazakhstan374,390,000236,760,000−36.8%
10Ukraine15,213,000,0009,877,000,000−35.1%
11Grenada70,431,00047,508,000−32.5%
12Djibouti79,462,00055,997,000−29.5%
13New Zealand538,590,000407,210,000−24.4%
14Cayman Islands14,149,00011,496,000−18.8%
15Andorra47,416,00040,033,000−15.6%
16Cambodia2,587,800,0002,198,200,000−15.1%
17Mauritius318,510,000286,870,000−9.93%
18South Sudan1,267,200,0001,175,400,000−7.24%
19Türkiye816,000,000761,000,000−6.74%
20Korea, Rep.7,508,300,0007,070,900,000−5.83%
21Sint Maarten (Dutch part)50,959,00048,023,000−5.76%
22Greece611,380,000582,940,000−4.65%
23Palau2,319,0002,218,000−4.36%
24Lebanon6,978,000,0006,696,200,000−4.04%
25Japan4,887,800,0004,726,800,000−3.29%
26Jordan4,564,100,0004,431,100,000−2.91%
27Tuvalu2,670,0002,592,800−2.89%
28Algeria1,699,600,0001,690,900,000−0.512%
29North Macedonia470,080,000467,750,000−0.496%

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Source and method

Change in Remittances received over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Personal remittances, received (current US$): IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.