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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008 (March 2008)

The latest remittances data can be found here (July 2009).

March 2008 | Press Release

This factbook provides a snapshot of migration and remittances for all countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from available data from various sources.
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The print version is available for purchase online through World Bank Publications, via fax or mail using our order form, or from our network of international distributors.

Online Version in:
English | Français | Español |  русский | العربية



Event Audio:
 The Role of Migration in Globalization & the Factbook Launch (March 19, 2008. Washington D.C.)

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 Factbook Data Notes | Glossary

Country Groups (March 2008)

 Top 10
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 World
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 High-income OECD
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 High-income non-OECD

 Developing countries
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 Low-income countries
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 Middle-income countries
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 LDCs (UN-classification)

 East Asia and the Pacific
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 Europe and Central Asia
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 Latin America & Caribbean
(Español)
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 Middle-East & North Africa
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 South Asia
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 Sub-Saharan Africa
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Individual Countries (March 2008)

Developing Countries

High-Income Countries

A - L
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh  
Belarus  
Belize  
Benin  
Bhutan  
Bolivia  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Botswana  
Brazil  
Bulgaria  
Burkina Faso  
Burundi  
Cambodia
Cameroon  
Cape Verde  
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile  
China  
Colombia
Comoros  
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire  
Croatia
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica  
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala  
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Kyrgyz Rep
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania

 

P - Z
Macedonia
Madagaskar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico (Español)
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovak Republic
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, RB
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen  
Zambia  
Zimbabwe

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Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia  
Austria   
Barbados  
Bahamas, The  
Bahrain  
Belgium  
Bermuda  
Brunei  
Canada
Cayman Islands  
Cyprus  
Czech Republic  
Denmark  
Estonia  
Faeroe Islands  
Finland  
France
Germany
Greece  
Greenland
Hong Kong, China
Iceland  
Ireland  
Israel  
Italy  
Japan  
Korea, Rep.  
Kuwait  
Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands  
New Caledonia  
New Zealand  
Norway

Portugal

Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia  
Singapore
Slovenia  
Spain
Sweden  
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States

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The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008 was compiled by Dilip Ratha and Zhimei Xu of the Development Prospects Group of the Development Economics Vice Presidency, under the direction of Uri Dadush. The authors extend a special thanks to Sanket Mohapatra for his contributions and many discussions. They gratefully acknowledge the constructive comments and advice from Susan Martin, Changqing Sun, K. M. Vijayalakshmi, and Piyasiri Wickramasekara and offer many thanks to Nigar Farhad Aliyeva and Sarah Crow for their assistance in creating the online version of the Factbook.

Comments and suggestions for improvement of this Factbook - including new data sources - are greatly welcome and may be sent to dratha@worldbank.org

Migration and Remittances Team, Development Prospects Group, the World Bank
www.worldbank.org/prospects/migrationandremittances
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