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Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Labor Statistics > Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) (1978) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Jordan :
257,569.985 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Jordanian Labor
# 2
Portugal :
175,085.687 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Portuguese Labor
# 3
Greece :
100,954.401 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Greek Labor
# 4
Cape Verde :
83,408.676 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Cape Verdean Labor
# 5
Dominica :
80,388.08 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Dominican Labor
# 6
Samoa :
79,066.216 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Samoan Labor
# 7
Belgium :
46,905.626 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Belgian Labor
# 8
Malta :
46,326.075 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Maltese Labor
# 9
Egypt :
42,312.197 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Egyptian Labor
# 10
Morocco :
41,336.362 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Moroccan Labor
# 11
New Zealand :
39,203.044 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
New Zealand Labor
# 12
Tunisia :
36,542.14 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Tunisian Labor
# 13
Spain :
34,530.671 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Spanish Labor
# 14
Oman :
27,114.143 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Omani Labor
# 15
Dominican Republic :
23,227.717 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Dominican Labor
# 16
Turkey :
23,071.949 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Turkish Labor
# 17
Algeria :
22,275.317 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Algerian Labor
# 18
Italy :
22,027.638 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Italian Labor
# 19
Austria :
17,980.71 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Austrian Labor
# 20
Pakistan :
16,789.662 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Pakistani Labor
# 21
Benin :
16,111.879 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Beninese Labor
# 22
Haiti :
14,556.838 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Haitian Labor
# 23
Jamaica :
12,738.504 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Jamaican Labor
# 24
Burkina Faso :
12,329.404 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Burkinabe Labor
# 25
El Salvador :
10,235.625 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Salvadoran Labor
# 26
Senegal :
9,471.775 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Senegalese Labor
# 27
Mali :
6,652.254 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Malian Labor
# 28
France :
6,330.16 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
French Labor
# 29
Sudan :
3,616.953 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Sudanese Labor
# 30
Togo :
3,551.792 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Togolese Labor
# 31
Philippines :
3,375.087 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Philippine Labor
# 32
São Tomé and Príncipe :
3,309.444 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Sao Tomean Labor
# 33
Sri Lanka :
2,750.989 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Sri Lankan Labor
# 34
India :
1,772.11 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Indian Labor
# 35
Colombia :
1,616.591 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Colombian Labor
# 36
Bangladesh :
1,472.014 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Bangladeshi Labor
# 37
Norway :
1,359.97 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Norwegian Labor
# 38
Trinidad and Tobago :
1,350.768 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Tobagonian Labor
# 39
Niger :
798.901 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Nigerien Labor
# 40
Zimbabwe :
782.149 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Zimbabwean Labor
# 41
Rwanda :
445.188 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Rwandan Labor
# 42
Mauritania :
367.662 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Mauritanian Labor
# 43
Paraguay :
136.91 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Paraguayan Labor
# 44
Nigeria :
47.027 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Nigerian Labor
# 45
Madagascar :
41.33 BoP $
per 1,000 people
1978
Malagasy Labor
Weighted average:
29,585.3 BoP $
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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"Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) (1978) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/lab_wor_rem_rec_bop_cur_us_percap-bop-current-us-per-capita&date=1978
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