Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Luxembourg | 2,631.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
2 | Lebanon | 1,227.7$ per capita | 2005 | ||
3 | Belgium | 682.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
4 | Jamaica | 671.69$ per capita | 2005 | ||
5 | Tonga | 645.09$ per capita | 2005 | ||
6 | Serbia and Montenegro | 576.62$ per capita | 2005 | ||
7 | Barbados | 519.37$ per capita | 2005 | ||
8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 471.96$ per capita | 2005 | ||
9 | Jordan | 461.98$ per capita | 2005 | ||
10 | El Salvador | 413.02$ per capita | 2005 | ||
11 | Albania | 412.18$ per capita | 2005 | ||
12 | Austria | 357.21$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 328.12$ per capita | 2005 | |||
13 | Armenia | 311.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
14 | Iceland | 296.55$ per capita | 2005 | ||
15 | Dominican Republic | 286.92$ per capita | 2005 | ||
16 | Portugal | 285.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 277.05$ per capita | 2005 | |||
17 | Bulgaria | 275.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
18 | Croatia | 275.02$ per capita | 2005 | ||
19 | Cape Verde | 270.32$ per capita | 2005 | ||
20 | Guyana | 267.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 265.48$ per capita | 2005 | |||
21 | Switzerland | 256.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
22 | Cyprus | 250.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
23 | Honduras | 249.28$ per capita | 2005 | ||
24 | Guatemala | 240.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 237.97$ per capita | 2005 | |||
25 | Moldova | 237.32$ per capita | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 237.01$ per capita | 2005 | |||
26 | Romania | 218.77$ per capita | 2005 | ||
27 | Mexico | 211.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
28 | France | 209.32$ per capita | 2005 | ||
29 | Grenada | 206.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 200.95$ per capita | 2005 | |||
30 | Denmark | 198.49$ per capita | 2005 | ||
31 | Estonia | 196.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
32 | Spain | 182.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
33 | Lesotho | 182.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
34 | New Zealand | 180.29$ per capita | 2005 | ||
35 | Mauritius | 172.93$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 168.65$ per capita | 2005 | |||
36 | Latvia | 165.62$ per capita | 2005 | ||
37 | Philippines | 163.34$ per capita | 2005 | ||
38 | Belize | 157.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
39 | Ireland | 156.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
40 | Lithuania | 156.4$ per capita | 2005 | ||
41 | Ecuador | 154.06$ per capita | 2005 | ||
42 | Morocco | 152.24$ per capita | 2005 | ||
43 | Australia | 140.59$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 140.3$ per capita | 2005 | |||
44 | Tunisia | 138.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
45 | Netherlands | 136.46$ per capita | 2005 | ||
46 | Finland | 132.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
47 | Slovenia | 131.97$ per capita | 2005 | ||
48 | Seychelles | 130.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 123.31$ per capita | 2005 | |||
49 | Israel | 122.91$ per capita | 2005 | ||
50 | Aruba | 119.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
51 | Nicaragua | 116.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
52 | Haiti | 115.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
53 | United Kingdom | 111.61$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 111.2$ per capita | 2005 | |||
54 | Greece | 109.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 108.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
56 | Sri Lanka | 106.39$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 101.3$ per capita | 2005 | |||
57 | Czech Republic | 99.37$ per capita | 2005 | ||
58 | Costa Rica | 97.29$ per capita | 2005 | ||
59 | Poland | 92.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
60 | Norway | 92.79$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 87.59$ per capita | 2005 | |||
61 | Azerbaijan | 82.62$ per capita | 2005 | ||
62 | Germany | 79.33$ per capita | 2005 | ||
63 | Mongolia | 79.09$ per capita | 2005 | ||
64 | Slovakia | 78.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
65 | Georgia | 77.33$ per capita | 2005 | ||
66 | Malta | 76.83$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 76.58$ per capita | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 75.03$ per capita | 2005 | |||
67 | Colombia | 74.44$ per capita | 2005 | ||
68 | Swaziland | 71.62$ per capita | 2005 | ||
69 | Tajikistan | 71.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
70 | Botswana | 70.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
71 | Kiribati | 70.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
72 | Sweden | 69.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
73 | Egypt | 67.77$ per capita | 2005 | ||
74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 62.6$ per capita | 2005 | ||
76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
77 | Yemen | 61.17$ per capita | 2005 | ||
78 | Algeria | 59.35$ per capita | 2005 | ||
79 | Dominica | 55.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
80 | Senegal | 54.3$ per capita | 2005 | ||
81 | Vanuatu | 52.04$ per capita | 2005 | ||
82 | Peru | 51.49$ per capita | 2005 | ||
83 | Malaysia | 50.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
84 | Vietnam | 48.13$ per capita | 2005 | ||
85 | Paraguay | 45.43$ per capita | 2005 | ||
86 | Nepal | 44.63$ per capita | 2005 | ||
87 | Netherlands Antilles | 43.8$ per capita | 2005 | ||
88 | Syria | 43.22$ per capita | 2005 | ||
89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42$ per capita | 2005 | ||
90 | Italy | 40.92$ per capita | 2005 | ||
91 | Panama | 38.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
92 | The Gambia | 38.23$ per capita | 2005 | ||
93 | Belarus | 37.85$ per capita | 2005 | ||
94 | Bolivia | 36.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
95 | Hong Kong | 34.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
96 | Bangladesh | 29.97$ per capita | 2005 | ||
97 | Hungary | 29.74$ per capita | 2005 | ||
98 | Fiji | 28.31$ per capita | 2005 | ||
99 | Sudan | 28.04$ per capita | 2005 | ||
100 | Pakistan | 27.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
101 | Togo | 24.09$ per capita | 2005 | ||
102 | Uruguay | 23.59$ per capita | 2005 | ||
103 | Nigeria | 23.55$ per capita | 2005 | ||
104 | Russia | 21.78$ per capita | 2005 | ||
105 | India | 21.68$ per capita | 2005 | ||
106 | Comoros | 19.98$ per capita | 2005 | ||
107 | Djibouti | 19.71$ per capita | 1995 | ||
108 | Brazil | 18.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
109 | Thailand | 18.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
110 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.65$ per capita | 2005 | ||
111 | China | 17.24$ per capita | 2005 | ||
112 | South Korea | 16.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
113 | Uganda | 16.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
114 | Kenya | 15.3$ per capita | 2005 | ||
115 | Oman | 15.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
116 | Iran | 15.12$ per capita | 2005 | ||
117 | Cambodia | 14.21$ per capita | 2005 | ||
118 | South Africa | 14.03$ per capita | 2005 | ||
119 | Ukraine | 12.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
120 | Saint Lucia | 12.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
121 | Turkey | 11.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
122 | Kazakhstan | 11.75$ per capita | 2005 | ||
123 | Mali | 11.47$ per capita | 2005 | ||
124 | Argentina | 10.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
125 | United States | 9.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
126 | Maldives | 9.11$ per capita | 2005 | ||
127 | Suriname | 8.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
129 | Indonesia | 8.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
130 | Japan | 8.45$ per capita | 2005 | ||
131 | Namibia | 7.88$ per capita | 2005 | ||
132 | Benin | 7.46$ per capita | 2005 | ||
133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.39$ per capita | 2005 | ||
134 | Venezuela | 5.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
135 | Samoa | 5.41$ per capita | 2005 | ||
136 | Guinea | 4.67$ per capita | 2005 | ||
137 | Ghana | 4.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
138 | Gabon | 4.34$ per capita | 2005 | ||
139 | Niger | 4.3$ per capita | 2005 | ||
140 | Solomon Islands | 4.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
141 | Zimbabwe | 3.79$ per capita | 1994 | ||
142 | Burkina Faso | 3.78$ per capita | 2005 | ||
143 | Somalia | 3.33$ per capita | 1983 | ||
144 | Mozambique | 2.88$ per capita | 2005 | ||
145 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.75$ per capita | 2005 | ||
146 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.71$ per capita | 1992 | ||
147 | Libya | 2.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
148 | Ethiopia | 2.44$ per capita | 2005 | ||
149 | Rwanda | 2.32$ per capita | 2005 | ||
150 | Burma | 2.32$ per capita | 2005 | ||
151 | Papua New Guinea | 2.21$ per capita | 2005 | ||
152 | Turkmenistan | 0.937$ per capita | 1996 | ||
153 | Eritrea | 0.844$ per capita | 2000 | ||
154 | Cameroon | 0.674$ per capita | 2005 | ||
155 | Mauritania | 0.652$ per capita | 2005 | ||
156 | Central African Republic | 0.453$ per capita | 1978 | ||
157 | Tanzania | 0.416$ per capita | 2005 | ||
158 | Angola | 0.397$ per capita | 1996 | ||
159 | Sierra Leone | 0.362$ per capita | 2005 | ||
160 | Chile | 0.184$ per capita | 2005 | ||
161 | Laos | 0.177$ per capita | 2005 | ||
162 | Madagascar | 0.161$ per capita | 2005 | ||
163 | Chad | 0.147$ per capita | 1994 | ||
164 | Malawi | 0.078$ per capita | 2005 |