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Remittances, defined as monetary transfers made by migrants to their home countries, play a crucial role in global economies and the livelihoods of individuals and families. In some countries, remittances account for more than 30% of the total economic output.
The United States accounts for the largest portion of official remittances, followed by the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Spain and France. On the African continent, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Libya, and South Africa are important source countries of remittance flows to Nigeria, while China is the biggest remittance-sending country in Asia.
Mexico is the third largest remittance receiving country in the world, with a total of $25.7 billion received in 2015. [3] The vast majority of these remittances come from the U.S. In all, only $500 million of the $25.7 billion in remittances came from sources other than the United States. [3]
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
For the purposes of this list, only currencies that are legal tender, including those used in actual commerce or issued for commemorative purposes, are considered "circulating currencies". This includes fractional units that have no physical form but are recognized by the issuing state, such as the United States mill , [ A ] the Egyptian ...
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – Banco di Napoli, under different names from 1463 to final end of central banking role in 1926 [2] Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Banca di Firenze (1816–1893), renamed National Tuscan Bank from 1857 Soviet Union – People's Bank (1917–1922) and Gosbank (1922–1991)
India is the world's top receiver of remittances, claiming more than 12% of the world's remittances in 2015. [1] [2] Remittances to India stood at US$125 billion in 2023, up from US$69 billion in 2017. Remittances from India to other countries totalled US$5.710 billion in 2017, for a net inflow of US$63.258 billion in 2017. [3] [4] [5]
Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names. Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write "Name (language)", for example, "Afeganistão (Portuguese