Migration
Which Country Sends The Most Remittances?
The United States is the country from which the highest amount of money is sent from workers living abroad to families or communities in their countries of origin, according to World Bank data published in the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2024 World Migration Report. As the following chart shows, more than $80 billion in remittances were sent abroad from the U.S. in 2022. Saudi Arabia’s large migrant workforce meanwhile saw it send nearly $40 billion in remittances, placing it second in the world ranking.
Main countries from which individuals transfer the most money abroad in 2022 (in billions of U.S. dollars)
Largest remittance countries worldwide in 2023, by estimated value of remittance outflow sent away from said country (in billion U.S. dollars)
Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Top remittance sending countries and territories in Middle East and Central Asia, outflow by receiving region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Largest remittance countries worldwide in 2025, by value of remittance inflow towards said country (in billion U.S. dollars)
Top remittance sending countries and territories in North America, outflow by receiving region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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