Heavily indebted countries Compared by Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$
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 | France | 12.74 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Spain | 7.93 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Belgium | 7.16 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 6.72 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Germany | 6.54 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Egypt | 5.02 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Lebanon | 4.92 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Morocco | 4.59 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Portugal | 3.02 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Austria | 2.94 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 11 | United States | 2.92 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Jordan | 2.5 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 2.4 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Netherlands | 2.23 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 2.09 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Jamaica | 1.78 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Greece | 1.22 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Japan | 1.08 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Sudan | 1.02 billion$ | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Israel | 851 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Ireland | 651 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Hungary | 300 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Cyprus | 190 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Barbados | 140 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Cape Verde | 137 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Iceland | 88 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Belize | 46 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 44 million$ | 1994 | ||
| 29 | Malta | 31 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Grenada | 22 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Seychelles | 11 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 million$ | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Dominica | 4 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =35 | Eritrea | 3 million$ | 2000 | ||
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 2 million$ | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000,000$ | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Malawi | 1,000,000$ | 2005 |
