Personal remittances, received in Canada

Canada: Personal remittances, received was 834.01 million current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
834.01 million current US$
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
103rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.35 billion current US$
in 2014
All-time low
486.45 million current US$
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Personal remittances, received in Canada, 1995–2025

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1995201020251995: 486.4M current US$1996: 557.6M current US$1997: 492.3M current US$1998: 495.5M current US$1999: 657.1M current US$2000: 554.6M current US$2001: 611.2M current US$2002: 635.3M current US$2003: 672.3M current US$2004: 827.7M current US$2005: 933.7M current US$2006: 1.1B current US$2007: 1.2B current US$2008: 1.3B current US$2009: 1.2B current US$2010: 1.2B current US$2011: 1.2B current US$2012: 1.3B current US$2013: 1.3B current US$2014: 1.4B current US$2015: 1.3B current US$2016: 1.3B current US$2017: 1.3B current US$2018: 1.3B current US$2019: 1.3B current US$2020: 821.8M current US$2021: 831.5M current US$2022: 863.8M current US$2023: 847.2M current US$2024: 851.4M current US$2025: 834.0M current US$

Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Canada recorded 834.01 million current US$ for personal remittances, received in 2025.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Canada peaked at 1.35 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 486.45 million current US$, in 1995.

That places Canada 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 537.79 million current US$ 486.45 million current US$ 657.13 million current US$ 5
2000s 899.37 million current US$ 554.56 million current US$ 1.30 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.28 billion current US$ 1.20 billion current US$ 1.35 billion current US$ 10
2020s 841.64 million current US$ 821.83 million current US$ 863.84 million current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Canada

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  2. 101 Costa Rica 853.35 million current US$ compare
  3. 102 Cyprus 844.01 million current US$ compare
  4. 104 Afghanistan 788.92 million current US$ compare
  5. 105 Iraq 696.30 million current US$ compare
  6. 106 Palestine 693.29 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, received in Canada?
Personal remittances, received in Canada was 834.01 million current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2014.
What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 486.45 million current US$ in 1995.
How does Canada rank for personal remittances, received?
Canada ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,711 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.