Countries With the Fastest Growth 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 rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Ethiopia rose the most: by 1,388%, from US$479.62 million to US$7.14 billion in the five years to 2024. Angola is second (+542.3%), followed by Malaysia (+526.3%). 148 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +51.3%.
- #1
- Ethiopia · +1,388%
- Median
- +51.3%
- Coverage
- 148 countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 479,620,000 | 7,137,700,000 | +1,388% |
| 2 | Angola | 8,053,100 | 51,722,000 | +542.3% |
| 3 | Malaysia | 1,426,700,000 | 8,935,100,000 | +526.3% |
| 4 | Congo, Rep. | 7,710,000 | 43,960,000 | +470.2% |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 328,290,000 | 1,770,800,000 | +439.4% |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 2,186,800,000 | 10,184,000,000 | +365.7% |
| 7 | São Tomé and Principe | 8,620,400 | 35,911,000 | +316.6% |
| 8 | Guinea | 158,130,000 | 616,420,000 | +289.8% |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 25,474,000 | 95,179,000 | +273.6% |
| 10 | Botswana | 44,223,000 | 164,890,000 | +272.9% |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 1,686,400,000 | 5,245,600,000 | +211.1% |
| 12 | Zambia | 134,860,000 | 403,520,000 | +199.2% |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 7,083,700,000 | 21,101,000,000 | +197.9% |
| 14 | Liberia | 346,240,000 | 1,016,800,000 | +193.7% |
| 15 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 1,196,000,000 | 3,318,300,000 | +177.4% |
| 16 | Portugal | 1,014,600,000 | 2,709,100,000 | +167% |
| 17 | Macao SAR, China | 65,769,000 | 173,820,000 | +164.3% |
| 18 | Uganda | 1,061,900,000 | 2,798,000,000 | +163.5% |
| 19 | Ireland | 276,050,000 | 726,050,000 | +163% |
| 20 | Tanzania | 433,500,000 | 1,123,300,000 | +159.1% |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1,417,000,000 | 3,509,900,000 | +147.7% |
| 22 | Spain | 3,063,400,000 | 7,297,000,000 | +138.2% |
| 23 | Belarus | 1,013,700,000 | 2,368,900,000 | +133.7% |
| 24 | Ecuador | 3,343,700,000 | 7,732,600,000 | +131.3% |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 85,971,000 | 197,830,000 | +130.1% |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 348,620,000 | 788,920,000 | +126.3% |
| 27 | Guatemala | 11,405,000,000 | 25,675,000,000 | +125.1% |
| 28 | Honduras | 5,588,600,000 | 11,927,000,000 | +113.4% |
| 29 | Niger | 308,660,000 | 650,390,000 | +110.7% |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 32,450,000 | 66,908,000 | +106.2% |
| 31 | China | 14,714,000,000 | 30,003,000,000 | +103.9% |
| 32 | Lao PDR | 232,170,000 | 472,990,000 | +103.7% |
| 33 | Georgia | 2,109,700,000 | 4,260,500,000 | +101.9% |
| 34 | Paraguay | 756,410,000 | 1,525,900,000 | +101.7% |
| 35 | Rwanda | 260,710,000 | 517,040,000 | +98.3% |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 95,850,000 | 189,950,000 | +98.2% |
| 37 | Cameroon | 355,550,000 | 690,150,000 | +94.1% |
| 38 | Bhutan | 56,659,000 | 109,600,000 | +93.4% |
| 39 | Qatar | 651,650,000 | 1,258,000,000 | +93% |
| 40 | Colombia | 6,924,500,000 | 13,129,000,000 | +89.6% |
| 41 | Burundi | 145,320,000 | 273,060,000 | +87.9% |
| 42 | Morocco | 7,414,100,000 | 13,657,000,000 | +84.2% |
| 43 | Indonesia | 9,650,900,000 | 17,601,000,000 | +82.4% |
| 44 | Peru | 2,906,800,000 | 5,299,300,000 | +82.3% |
| 45 | Nepal | 8,107,700,000 | 14,699,000,000 | +81.3% |
| 46 | India | 83,149,000,000 | 150,710,000,000 | +81.3% |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,931,000,000 | 3,494,700,000 | +81% |
| 48 | Australia | 1,111,000,000 | 2,008,600,000 | +80.8% |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 177,490,000 | 320,830,000 | +80.8% |
| 50 | Togo | 363,740,000 | 650,390,000 | +78.8% |
| 51 | Comoros | 172,620,000 | 305,580,000 | +77% |
| 52 | Norway | 589,010,000 | 1,031,600,000 | +75.1% |
| 53 | Albania | 1,466,000,000 | 2,562,600,000 | +74.8% |
| 54 | Lithuania | 790,580,000 | 1,371,800,000 | +73.5% |
| 55 | Croatia | 4,194,800,000 | 7,246,500,000 | +72.7% |
| 56 | Benin | 198,740,000 | 338,540,000 | +70.3% |
| 57 | El Salvador | 5,931,300,000 | 10,099,000,000 | +70.3% |
| 58 | Tunisia | 2,280,600,000 | 3,876,800,000 | +70% |
| 59 | Serbia | 3,868,500,000 | 6,557,600,000 | +69.5% |
| 60 | Sweden | 3,265,900,000 | 5,413,500,000 | +65.8% |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 3,248,100,000 | 5,363,800,000 | +65.1% |
| 62 | Kenya | 3,107,900,000 | 5,113,700,000 | +64.5% |
| 63 | Panama | 386,540,000 | 634,450,000 | +64.1% |
| 64 | Venezuela, RB | 2,626,000,000 | 4,305,000,000 | +63.9% |
| 65 | Mozambique | 162,060,000 | 265,360,000 | +63.7% |
| 66 | Guyana | 333,690,000 | 545,580,000 | +63.5% |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 524,790,000 | 845,520,000 | +61.1% |
| 68 | Iceland | 167,370,000 | 264,630,000 | +58.1% |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 21,752,000,000 | 33,879,000,000 | +55.8% |
| 70 | Pakistan | 26,089,000,000 | 40,478,000,000 | +55.2% |
| 71 | Haiti | 2,695,100,000 | 4,111,000,000 | +52.5% |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 234,140,000 | 356,810,000 | +52.4% |
| 73 | Kiribati | 14,916,000 | 22,613,000 | +51.6% |
| 74 | Chile | 66,197,000 | 100,290,000 | +51.5% |
| 75 | Thailand | 7,873,400,000 | 11,899,000,000 | +51.1% |
| 76 | Kosovo | 1,436,100,000 | 2,156,200,000 | +50.1% |
| 77 | Bermuda | 1,574,100,000 | 2,351,000,000 | +49.4% |
| 78 | Montenegro | 600,700,000 | 897,110,000 | +49.3% |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 8,331,600,000 | 12,411,000,000 | +49% |
| 80 | Cyprus | 567,640,000 | 844,020,000 | +48.7% |
| 81 | France | 29,984,000,000 | 44,536,000,000 | +48.5% |
| 82 | Gambia, The | 416,420,000 | 616,980,000 | +48.2% |
| 83 | Fiji | 286,570,000 | 424,190,000 | +48% |
| 84 | Mexico | 43,978,000,000 | 65,087,000,000 | +48% |
| 85 | Slovenia | 738,060,000 | 1,087,700,000 | +47.4% |
| 86 | Namibia | 65,594,000 | 96,496,000 | +47.1% |
| 87 | Mauritania | 64,459,000 | 94,541,000 | +46.7% |
| 88 | Finland | 598,130,000 | 876,420,000 | +46.5% |
| 89 | Hungary | 3,915,000,000 | 5,716,000,000 | +46% |
| 90 | Netherlands | 3,622,300,000 | 5,222,800,000 | +44.2% |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 151,190,000 | 217,180,000 | +43.6% |
| 92 | Argentina | 648,090,000 | 922,830,000 | +42.4% |
| 93 | Suriname | 124,030,000 | 176,130,000 | +42% |
| 94 | Samoa | 204,160,000 | 288,110,000 | +41.1% |
| 95 | Tonga | 189,960,000 | 267,080,000 | +40.6% |
| 96 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 29,603,000,000 | 41,517,000,000 | +40.2% |
| 97 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 63,006,000 | 88,324,000 | +40.2% |
| 98 | Romania | 7,625,700,000 | 10,647,000,000 | +39.6% |
| 99 | San Marino | 17,387,000 | 24,153,000 | +38.9% |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1,985,500,000 | 2,752,500,000 | +38.6% |
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About the top 10
#1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia ranks #1 on this list with +1,388%.
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 135.47 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$126.36 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$932.7 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 24.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Addis Ababa.
Also ranks #3 in children out of school (primary) · #6 in rural population · #6 in gdp growth rate.
#2 Angola
Angola ranks #2 on this list with +542.3%.
- Capital
- Luanda
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 39.04 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$122.17 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,130 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 64.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi.
Also ranks #4 in gini index · #4 in oil rents share of gdp · #5 in income share of richest 10%.
#3 Malaysia
Malaysia ranks #3 on this list with +526.3%.
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 35.98 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$472.19 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,125 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kuala Lumpur.
Also ranks #2 in fertiliser consumption · #5 in container port traffic · #6 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#4 Congo, Rep.
Congo, Rep. ranks #4 on this list with +470.2%.
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 6.48 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$16.31 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,515 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 64.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire.
Also ranks #3 in oil rents share of gdp · #4 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #7 in unemployment rate.
#5 Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire ranks #5 on this list with +439.4%.
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 32.71 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$99.77 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,050 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 54.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Abidjan.
Also ranks #5 in agricultural land share · #9 in livestock production index · #10 in mobile subscriptions per 100.
#6 Tajikistan
Tajikistan ranks #6 on this list with +365.7%.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.79 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,637 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in livestock production index · #9 in gdp growth rate · #12 in gross savings rate.
#7 São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe ranks #7 on this list with +316.6%.
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 240,250 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$981.29 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,084 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #10 in services value added share of gdp · #16 in lending interest rate · #18 in prevalence of undernourishment.
#8 Guinea
Guinea ranks #8 on this list with +289.8%.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 15.1 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,877 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Conakry.
Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.
#9 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #9 on this list with +273.6%.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
#10 Botswana
Botswana ranks #10 on this list with +272.9%.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.56 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.93 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,778 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 68% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in unemployment rate · #4 in hiv prevalence · #5 in youth unemployment rate.
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Source and method
Change in Remittances received over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Personal remittances, received (current US$): 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.