Afghanistan: Remittances

The latest value from 2020 is 788.92 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 828.57 million U.S. dollars in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 3753.08 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 170 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2008 to 2020 is 448.28 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 89.54 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 828.57 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Remittances are the money sent home by people who work in a foreign country. These are, for example, the money sent to Mexico by Mexican workers in the U.S.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.