Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 41.07 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 14.32 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland | 13.2 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Germany | 12.52 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.44 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 5 | Spain | 7.73 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Russia | 7.65 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Luxembourg | 6.6 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Italy | 5.82 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Malaysia | 5.68 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Netherlands | 5.68 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 11 | France | 4.87 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Lebanon | 4.23 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.14 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 13 | South Korea | 3.34 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | 3.09 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 2.91 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 15 | Belgium | 2.76 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 2.74 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 16 | Kuwait | 2.65 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 17 | China | 2.6 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Austria | 2.54 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Israel | 2.35 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 2.26 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 20 | Oman | 2.26 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 2.15 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 21 | Czech Republic | 2.13 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 2.07 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 1.67 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Australia | 1.36 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Japan | 1.28 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Denmark | 1.23 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Bahrain | 1.22 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Indonesia | 1.18 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Portugal | 1.15 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Ireland | 1.13 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 1.05 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 31 | India | 1.01 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 970.73 million$ | 2005 | |||
| 32 | Norway | 953 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 33 | New Zealand | 936 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Libya | 914 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Greece | 809 million$ | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 795.69 million$ | 2005 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 673.24 million$ | 2005 | |||
| 36 | Sweden | 611 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Poland | 598 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 592 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Brazil | 498 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Jamaica | 394 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Uganda | 374 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Jordan | 349 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Hong Kong | 335 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Argentina | 279 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | 273 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 268 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 257 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Finland | 249 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Angola | 215 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Venezuela | 211 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Costa Rica | 209 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Peru | 164 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Hungary | 155 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Armenia | 146 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Tajikistan | 145 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =56 | Cambodia | 144 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =56 | The Bahamas | 144 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 135 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Liberia | 126 million$ | 1987 | ||
| 60 | Botswana | 123 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 122 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Gabon | 110 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Yemen | 109 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Slovenia | 95 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Belarus | 94 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Panama | 91 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Senegal | 77 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =68 | Moldova | 68 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =68 | Aruba | 68 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Bolivia | 66 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Nepal | 65 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Iceland | 65 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Mali | 64 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Cameroon | 63 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Croatia | 62 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =76 | Netherlands Antilles | 59 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =76 | Haiti | 59 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Egypt | 57 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =79 | Colombia | 56 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =79 | Kenya | 56 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Guyana | 55 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Thailand | 53 million$ | 1991 | ||
| 83 | Estonia | 50 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Mongolia | 49.1 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Guinea | 48 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Lithuania | 47 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Congo, Republic of the | 45 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 44 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Tanzania | 41 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Barbados | 40 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Morocco | 40 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Fiji | 40 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =90 | Syria | 40 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Ecuador | 38 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Rwanda | 35 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =97 | Togo | 34 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =97 | Ukraine | 34 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =97 | Romania | 34 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Guatemala | 33 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Georgia | 29 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Malta | 28 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Central African Republic | 27 million$ | 1994 | ||
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 26 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Niger | 25 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Burma | 24.5 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =107 | El Salvador | 24 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =107 | Zambia | 24 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Algeria | 22 million$ | 1991 | ||
| 110 | Mozambique | 21 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =111 | Belize | 20 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =111 | Latvia | 20 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =113 | Vanuatu | 18 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =113 | Nigeria | 18 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =113 | Djibouti | 18 million$ | 1995 | ||
| =116 | Lesotho | 17 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =116 | Namibia | 17 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =118 | Tonga | 16 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =118 | Ethiopia | 16 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =118 | Slovakia | 16 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =121 | Tunisia | 15 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =121 | Philippines | 15 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =121 | Chad | 15 million$ | 1994 | ||
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 million$ | 1995 | ||
| 125 | Bulgaria | 13 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =126 | Samoa | 11 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =126 | Mauritius | 11 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =126 | Swaziland | 11 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =129 | Seychelles | 10 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =129 | Mauritania | 10 million$ | 1998 | ||
| 131 | Suriname | 9 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Madagascar | 8 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =133 | Benin | 7 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =133 | Albania | 7 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =133 | Zimbabwe | 7 million$ | 1994 | ||
| =133 | Mexico | 7 million$ | 1982 | ||
| =137 | Chile | 6 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Solomon Islands | 6 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Ghana | 6 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Bangladesh | 6 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 million$ | 1990 | ||
| =142 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =142 | Cape Verde | 5 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =144 | Turkmenistan | 4 million$ | 1997 | ||
| =144 | Comoros | 4 million$ | 1995 | ||
| =146 | Pakistan | 3 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =146 | Somalia | 3 million$ | 1983 | ||
| =146 | Nicaragua | 3 million$ | 1983 | ||
| =149 | Uruguay | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Grenada | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Sudan | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Sierra Leone | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Honduras | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Burundi | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Saint Lucia | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | The Gambia | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Malawi | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =155 | Eritrea | 1,000,000$ | 2000 | ||
| =155 | Kiribati | 1,000,000$ | 1994 | ||
| =155 | Paraguay | 1,000,000$ | 1985 | ||
| 164 | Laos | 500,000$ | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Dominica | 100,000$ | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Maldives | -1,000,000$ | 2005 |
