A large majority of all remittances sent towards North America went towards Mexico as of 2021, likely due to the remittances sent from the United States. This is according to a database that tries to model money sent internationally from one party to another. Remittances typically refer to money sent from migrant workers back home to family and friends, although there are other forms of this. Remittances can, for example, include pensioners who have a second home in foreign country. The United States was Mexico's largest source of remittances in 2021, with more than 52 billion U.S. dollars originating from that country.
Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021
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Receiving territory
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Share of total inflow in North America (%)
Australia and Oceania
Caribbean
Central America
Central and Eastern Europe
Central Asia
East Asia
Middle East
North Africa
North America
Northern Europe
South America
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe
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Remittance figures have a publication delay. Numbers cover 2021, but were reported in late 2022; All numbers are in current (nominal) U.S. dollars; See the "Details" tab for more information on the source methdology
Supplementary notes
Regional figures were collected and calculated by Statista.
The source adds the following information:
No numbers are available for Venezuela;
Due to political and economic situations, the flows between certain countries was considered to be 0 (zero). These countries included: India and Pakistan (and vice versa), Lebanon and Israel (and vice versa), and Azerbaijan and Armenia (and vice versa);
The source emphasizes several times that the numbers provided are estimates, as the data suffers from several issues. These relate to, for example, the frequency of migrant data updating per country, the lack of data on informal money transfers or the possibility of retirees moving abroad but then withdrawing savings from their country of origin.
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Statista. (December 18, 2022). Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/
Statista. "Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/
Statista. (2022). Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/
Statista. "Top Remittance Receiving Countries and Territories in North America, Inflow by Sending Region in 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/
Statista, Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Top remittance receiving countries and territories in North America, inflow by sending region in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, December 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387951/remittances-to-north-america-countries/