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Mapped: The 3 Billion People Who Can’t Afford a Healthy Diet
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The 3 Billion People Who Can’t Afford a Healthy Diet
While they aren’t often the focus of news media, hunger and undernourishment are problems plaguing millions of people every day.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than 3 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, an additional 112 million more people than in 2019. The increase was partly because of rising food prices, with the average cost of a healthy diet rising by 3.3% from 2019 levels.
As of August 2022, the FAO food price index was up 40.6% from average 2020 levels. Unless income levels increased by a similar magnitude, the healthy diet crisis is likely to have worsened, especially in low-income countries experiencing rampant food inflation.
Using data from the FAO, the above infographic maps the share of people unable to afford a healthy diet in 138 different countries as of 2020 (latest available data).
The Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet
According to the FAO, a healthy diet is one that meets daily energy needs as well as requirements within the food and dietary guidelines created by the country.
The (un)affordability is measured by comparing the cost of a healthy diet to income levels in the country. If the cost exceeds 52% of an average household’s income, the diet is deemed unaffordable.
Here’s a look at the share of populations unable to afford a healthy diet, and the cost of such a diet around the world:
Country | Percent of population unable to afford a healthy diet | Cost of Healthy Diet (USD per Person per Day) |
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Burundi 🇧🇮 | 97.2% | $2.9 |
Madagascar 🇲🇬 | 97.0% | $3.2 |
Liberia 🇱🇷 | 96.8% | $3.9 |
Malawi 🇲🇼 | 96.6% | $3.1 |
Nigeria 🇳🇬 | 95.9% | $4.1 |
Central African Republic 🇨🇫 | 95.1% | $3.6 |
Guinea 🇬🇳 | 94.9% | $4.1 |
Angola 🇦🇴 | 94.3% | $4.5 |
Congo 🇨🇬 | 92.4% | $3.4 |
Sudan 🇸🇩 | 91.8% | $4.3 |
Mozambique 🇲🇿 | 91.5% | $3.2 |
Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 | 90.0% | $2.1 |
Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 | 89.2% | $2.9 |
Niger 🇳🇪 | 88.8% | $2.9 |
Zambia 🇿🇲 | 88.0% | $3.3 |
Tanzania 🇹🇿 | 87.6% | $2.7 |
Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 | 87.2% | $3.5 |
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | 86.8% | $3.4 |
Rwanda 🇷🇼 | 86.3% | $2.7 |
Haiti 🇭🇹 | 85.9% | $4.5 |
Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇹 | 84.7% | $3.6 |
Nepal 🇳🇵 | 84.0% | $4.4 |
Lesotho 🇱🇸 | 83.5% | $4.3 |
Pakistan 🇵🇰 | 83.5% | $3.7 |
Chad 🇹🇩 | 83.4% | $2.8 |
Benin 🇧🇯 | 82.9% | $3.7 |
Uganda 🇺🇬 | 82.2% | $2.7 |
Kenya 🇰🇪 | 81.1% | $3.0 |
Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 | 80.1% | $3.3 |
Laos 🇱🇦 | 79.8% | $4.1 |
Mali 🇲🇱 | 74.3% | $3.1 |
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | 73.5% | $3.1 |
Egypt 🇪🇬 | 72.9% | $3.4 |
Eswatini 🇸🇿 | 71.8% | $3.4 |
India 🇮🇳 | 70.5% | $3.0 |
Indonesia 🇮🇩 | 69.1% | $4.5 |
Philippines 🇵🇭 | 68.6% | $4.1 |
Jamaica 🇯🇲 | 66.2% | $6.7 |
South Africa 🇿🇦 | 65.2% | $4.3 |
Myanmar 🇲🇲 | 65.1% | $4.2 |
Gambia 🇬🇲 | 64.0% | $3.1 |
Djibouti 🇩🇯 | 63.9% | $3.1 |
Botswana 🇧🇼 | 61.4% | $3.7 |
Ghana 🇬🇭 | 61.2% | $4.0 |
Cameroon 🇨🇲 | 60.7% | $2.8 |
Mauritania 🇲🇷 | 60.7% | $3.7 |
Fiji 🇫🇯 | 60.4% | $3.9 |
Suriname 🇸🇷 | 58.8% | $5.7 |
Namibia 🇳🇦 | 56.8% | $3.5 |
Bhutan 🇧🇹 | 53.0% | $5.0 |
Mongolia 🇲🇳 | 51.4% | $5.1 |
Honduras 🇭🇳 | 51.3% | $3.5 |
Iraq 🇮🇶 | 49.6% | $3.5 |
Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 | 49.6% | $3.2 |
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 | 49.0% | $3.9 |
Senegal 🇸🇳 | 46.0% | $2.3 |
Guyana 🇬🇾 | 43.0% | $4.9 |
Armenia 🇦🇲 | 42.9% | $3.2 |
Tajikistan 🇹🇯 | 42.1% | $3.5 |
Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 | 38.1% | $3.6 |
Belize 🇧🇿 | 36.4% | $2.1 |
Gabon 🇬🇦 | 36.3% | $3.6 |
Nicaragua 🇳🇮 | 35.7% | $3.3 |
Algeria 🇩🇿 | 30.2% | $3.8 |
Vietnam 🇻🇳 | 30.0% | $4.1 |
Colombia 🇨🇴 | 26.5% | $3.1 |
Mexico 🇲🇽 | 26.3% | $3.3 |
Bolivia 🇧🇴 | 24.7% | $3.8 |
Palestine 🇵🇸 | 23.1% | $3.4 |
Ecuador 🇪🇨 | 21.4% | $2.9 |
Saint Lucia 🇱🇨 | 20.6% | $3.6 |
Peru 🇵🇪 | 20.5% | $3.3 |
Iran 🇮🇷 | 20.3% | $3.6 |
Tunisia 🇹🇳 | 20.3% | $3.6 |
Albania 🇦🇱 | 20.1% | $4.2 |
Brazil 🇧🇷 | 19.0% | $3.1 |
Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 | 18.3% | $3.9 |
Panama 🇵🇦 | 18.2% | $4.5 |
North Macedonia 🇲🇰 | 18.0% | $3.4 |
Paraguay 🇵🇾 | 17.8% | $3.5 |
Montenegro 🇲🇪 | 17.5% | $3.5 |
Thailand 🇹🇭 | 17.0% | $4.3 |
Costa Rica 🇨🇷 | 16.8% | $4.1 |
Morocco 🇲🇦 | 16.7% | $2.8 |
Serbia 🇷🇸 | 16.3% | $4.2 |
Jordan 🇯🇴 | 14.9% | $3.6 |
Mauritius 🇲🇺 | 13.5% | $3.6 |
China 🇨🇳 | 12.0% | $3.0 |
Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 | 11.6% | $4.2 |
Romania 🇷🇴 | 8.8% | $3.2 |
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | 8.5% | $4.1 |
Seychelles 🇸🇨 | 6.8% | $3.8 |
Moldova 🇲🇩 | 6.7% | $2.8 |
Chile 🇨🇱 | 3.8% | $3.4 |
Croatia 🇭🇷 | 3.8% | $4.3 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 | 3.7% | $4.0 |
Uruguay 🇺🇾 | 3.6% | $3.4 |
Russia 🇷🇺 | 3.5% | $3.4 |
Greece 🇬🇷 | 3.2% | $3.1 |
Italy 🇮🇹 | 2.9% | $3.1 |
Japan 🇯🇵 | 2.5% | $5.8 |
Hungary 🇭🇺 | 2.0% | $3.5 |
Spain 🇪🇸 | 2.0% | $2.8 |
Malaysia 🇲🇾 | 1.9% | $3.5 |
Latvia 🇱🇻 | 1.8% | $3.2 |
South Korea 🇰🇷 | 1.7% | $5.2 |
United States 🇺🇸 | 1.5% | $3.4 |
Maldives 🇲🇻 | 1.4% | $3.9 |
Estonia 🇪🇪 | 1.3% | $3.3 |
Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 | 1.2% | $2.7 |
Lithuania 🇱🇹 | 1.2% | $3.1 |
Slovakia 🇸🇰 | 1.2% | $3.2 |
Israel 🇮🇱 | 1.0% | $2.5 |
Poland 🇵🇱 | 1.0% | $3.2 |
Austria 🇦🇹 | 0.8% | $3.0 |
Australia 🇦🇺 | 0.7% | $2.6 |
Canada 🇨🇦 | 0.7% | $3.0 |
Malta 🇲🇹 | 0.7% | $3.8 |
Sweden 🇸🇪 | 0.6% | $3.3 |
Portugal 🇵🇹 | 0.5% | $2.7 |
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | 0.5% | $1.9 |
Denmark 🇩🇰 | 0.4% | $2.5 |
Norway 🇳🇴 | 0.4% | $3.5 |
Cyprus 🇨🇾 | 0.3% | $3.0 |
Belarus 🇧🇾 | 0.2% | $3.3 |
Belgium 🇧🇪 | 0.2% | $3.1 |
Czechia | 0.2% | $3.0 |
Germany 🇩🇪 | 0.2% | $3.0 |
Netherlands 🇳🇱 | 0.2% | $3.0 |
Finland 🇫🇮 | 0.1% | $2.7 |
France 🇫🇷 | 0.1% | $3.2 |
Ireland 🇮🇪 | 0.1% | $2.2 |
Luxembourg 🇱🇺 | 0.1% | $2.7 |
Slovenia 🇸🇮 | 0.1% | $3.1 |
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 | 0.0% | $2.5 |
Iceland 🇮🇸 | 0.0% | $2.4 |
Switzerland 🇨🇭 | 0.0% | $2.7 |
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 | 0.0% | $3.1 |
World 🌎 | 42.0% | $3.5 |
In 52 countries, more than half of the population cannot afford a healthy diet. The majority of these are in Africa, with the rest located across Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
By contrast, in four countries—Azerbaijan, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UAE—everyone is able to afford a healthy diet. The picture is similar for most European and developed high-income countries, where more than 95% of the population can afford a healthy diet.
When the percentages are translated into numbers, Asia contains the most number of people unable to afford a healthy diet at 1.89 billion, of which 973 million people are in India alone. Another 1 billion people are in Africa, with around 151 million people in the Americas and Oceania.
While hunger is a worldwide concern, it is particularly acute in African countries, which cover all of the top 20 spots in the above table.
Africa’s Deepening Food Crisis
In many countries across sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of the population cannot afford a healthy diet.
Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly susceptible to extreme climate events and the resulting volatility in food prices. Roughly one-third of the world’s droughts occur in the region, and some sub-Saharan countries are also heavily reliant on imports for food.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened the crisis, with many African countries importing over 50% of their wheat from the two countries in conflict. The rising food prices from this supply chain disruption have resulted in double-digit food inflation in many African nations, which means that more people are likely to be unable to afford healthy diets.
The Horn of Africa region at the Eastern tip of Africa is particularly in turmoil. All the countries in the region are reliant on wheat from Russia and Ukraine, with Eritrea (100%) and Somalia (>90%) high up in the import dependency chart. Additionally, the region is facing its worst drought in 40 years alongside ongoing political conflicts. As a result, 22 million people are at risk of starvation.
Population Growth and Food Insecurity
In November of 2022, the global population is projected to surpass 8 billion people, and many of the fastest growing countries are also food-insecure.
By 2050, the global population is likely to increase by 35%, and to meet the growing demand for food, crop production will need to double. Given that agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, this increase in crop production will also need to be environmentally sustainable.
As the impacts of climate change intensify and food demand increases, reducing food waste, building climate-resilient agricultural infrastructure, and improving agricultural productivity will all play a key role in reducing the levels of food insecurity sustainably.
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Animated Chart: Remittance Flows and GDP Impact By Country
Which countries rely on remittance flows the most? This animation shows the amount of remittance income that countries received in 2022.

Visualizing Remittance Flows and GDP Impact By Country
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the flow of global immigration by 27%. Alongside it, travel restrictions, job losses, and mounting health concerns meant that many migrant workers couldn’t send money in the form of remittances back to families in their home countries.
This flow of remittances received by countries dropped by 1.5% to $711 billion globally in 2020. But over the next two years, things quickly turned back around.
As visa approvals restarted and international borders opened, so did international migration and global remittance flows. In 2021, total global remittances were estimated at $781 billion and have further risen to $794 billion in 2022.
In these images, Richie Lionell uses the World Bank’s KNOMAD data to visualize this increasing flow of money across international borders in 176 countries.
Why Do Remittances Matter?
Remittances contribute to the economy of nations worldwide, especially low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
They have been shown to help alleviate poverty, improve nutrition, and even increase school enrollment rates in these nations. Research has also found that these inflows of income can help recipient households become resilient, especially in the face of disasters.
At the same time, it’s worth noting that these transfers aren’t a silver bullet for recipient nations. In fact, some research shows that overreliance on remittances can cause a vicious cycle that doesn’t translate to consistent economic growth over time.
Countries Receiving the Highest Remittances
For the past 15 years, India has consistently topped the chart of the largest remittance beneficiaries.
Rank | Remittance Inflows by Country | 2022 (USD) |
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1 | India | $100,000M |
2 | Mexico | $60,300M |
3 | China | $51,000M |
4 | Philippines | $38,000M |
5 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | $32,337M |
6 | Pakistan | $29,000M |
7 | France | $28,520M |
8 | Bangladesh | $21,000M |
9 | Nigeria | $20,945M |
10 | Vietnam | $19,000M |
11 | Ukraine | $18,421M |
12 | Guatemala | $18,112M |
13 | Germany | $18,000M |
14 | Belgium | $13,500M |
15 | Uzbekistan | $13,500M |
16 | Morocco | $11,401M |
17 | Romania | $11,064M |
18 | Dominican Republic | $9,920M |
19 | Indonesia | $9,700M |
20 | Thailand | $9,500M |
21 | Colombia | $9,133M |
22 | Italy | $9,000M |
23 | Nepal | $8,500M |
24 | Spain | $8,500M |
25 | Honduras | $8,284M |
26 | Poland | $8,000M |
27 | Korea, Rep. | $7,877M |
28 | El Salvador | $7,620M |
29 | Lebanon | $6,841M |
30 | Israel | $6,143M |
31 | United States | $6,097M |
32 | Russian Federation | $6,000M |
33 | Serbia | $5,400M |
34 | Brazil | $5,045M |
35 | Japan | $5,000M |
36 | Portugal | $4,694M |
37 | Ghana | $4,664M |
38 | Jordan | $4,646M |
39 | Czech Republic | $4,539M |
40 | Haiti | $4,532M |
41 | Ecuador | $4,468M |
42 | Georgia | $4,100M |
43 | Kenya | $4,091M |
44 | Croatia | $3,701M |
45 | Peru | $3,699M |
46 | Sri Lanka | $3,600M |
47 | West Bank and Gaza | $3,495M |
48 | Jamaica | $3,419M |
49 | Armenia | $3,350M |
50 | Tajikistan | $3,200M |
51 | Nicaragua | $3,126M |
52 | Kyrgyz Republic | $3,050M |
53 | Senegal | $2,711M |
54 | Austria | $2,700M |
55 | Switzerland | $2,631M |
56 | Sweden | $2,565M |
57 | United Kingdom | $2,501M |
58 | Hungary | $2,404M |
59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,400M |
60 | Slovak Republic | $2,300M |
61 | Moldova | $2,170M |
62 | Azerbaijan | $2,150M |
63 | Tunisia | $2,085M |
64 | Zimbabwe | $2,047M |
65 | Luxembourg | $2,000M |
66 | Netherlands | $2,000M |
67 | Myanmar | $1,900M |
68 | Algeria | $1,829M |
69 | Albania | $1,800M |
70 | Somalia | $1735M |
71 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | $1,664M |
72 | Malaysia | $1,620M |
73 | Kosovo | $1,600M |
74 | Denmark | $1,517M |
75 | Latvia | $1,500M |
76 | Bolivia | $1,403M |
77 | Belarus | $1,350M |
78 | Cambodia | $1,250M |
79 | Bermuda | $1,200M |
80 | South Sudan | $1,187M |
81 | Uganda | $1,131M |
82 | Mali | $1,094M |
83 | South Africa | $1,019M |
84 | Sudan | $1,013M |
85 | Argentina | $966M |
86 | Montenegro | $920M |
87 | Finland | $880M |
88 | Bulgaria | $850M |
89 | Slovenia | $800M |
90 | Australia | $737M |
91 | Madagascar | $718M |
92 | Turkey | $710M |
93 | Canada | $700M |
94 | Lithuania | $700M |
95 | Togo | $668M |
96 | Greece | $665M |
97 | Costa Rica | $654M |
98 | Estonia | $626M |
99 | Qatar | $624M |
100 | Iraq | $624M |
101 | Gambia, The | $615M |
102 | Tanzania | $609M |
103 | Norway | $600M |
104 | Panama | $596M |
105 | Burkina Faso | $589M |
106 | Hong Kong SAR, China | $571M |
107 | Paraguay | $554M |
108 | Mozambique | $545M |
109 | Niger | $534M |
110 | Cyprus | $527M |
111 | Lesotho | $527M |
112 | Mongolia | $500M |
113 | Rwanda | $469M |
114 | Fiji | $450M |
115 | North Macedonia | $450M |
116 | Guyana | $400M |
117 | Cabo Verde | $375M |
118 | Kazakhstan | $370M |
119 | Cameroon | $365M |
120 | Cote d'Ivoire | $360M |
121 | Liberia | $351M |
122 | Afghanistan | $350M |
123 | Ethiopia | $327M |
124 | Samoa | $280M |
125 | Mauritius | $279M |
126 | Saudi Arabia | $273M |
127 | Malta | $271M |
128 | Malawi | $267M |
129 | Zambia | $260M |
130 | Tonga | $250M |
131 | Comoros | $250M |
132 | Ireland | $249M |
133 | Suriname | $221M |
134 | Benin | $209M |
135 | Lao PDR | $200M |
136 | Timor-Leste | $185M |
137 | Sierra Leone | $179M |
138 | Guinea-Bissau | $178M |
139 | Trinidad and Tobago | $172M |
140 | Mauritania | $168M |
141 | Iceland | $164M |
142 | Eswatini | $148M |
143 | Belize | $142M |
144 | Curacao | $131M |
145 | Uruguay | $127M |
146 | Chile | $78M |
147 | Vanuatu | $75M |
148 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $70M |
149 | Grenada | $69M |
150 | Botswana | $56M |
151 | St. Lucia | $55M |
152 | Bhutan | $55M |
153 | Djibouti | $55M |
154 | Dominica | $52M |
155 | Burundi | $50M |
156 | Aruba | $44M |
157 | Namibia | $44M |
158 | Guinea | $41M |
159 | Solomon Islands | $40M |
160 | Oman | $39M |
161 | Antigua and Barbuda | $35M |
162 | St. Kitts and Nevis | $33M |
163 | Marshall Islands | $30M |
164 | Kuwait | $27M |
165 | New Zealand | $25M |
166 | Macao SAR, China | $17M |
167 | Angola | $16M |
168 | Kiribati | $15M |
169 | Cayman Islands | $14M |
170 | Sao Tome and Principe | $10M |
171 | Seychelles | $9M |
172 | Maldives | $5M |
173 | Gabon | $4M |
174 | Palau | $2M |
175 | Papua New Guinea | $2M |
176 | Turkmenistan | $1M |
Total | World | $794,059M |
With an estimated $100 billion in remittances received, India is said to have reached an all-time high in 2022.
This increasing flow of remittances can be partially attributed to migrant Indians switching to high-skilled jobs in high-income countries—including the U.S., the UK, and Singapore—from low-skilled and low-paying jobs in Gulf countries.
Mexico and China round out the top three remittance-receiving nations, with estimated inbound transfers of $60 billion and $51 billion respectively in 2022.
Impact on National GDP
While India tops the list of countries benefitting from remittances, its $100 billion received amounts to only 2.9% of its 2022 GDP.
Meanwhile, low and middle-income countries around the world heavily rely on this source of income to boost their economies in a more substantive way. In 2022, for example, remittances accounted for over 15% of the GDP of 25 countries.
Rank | Remittance Inflows by Country | % of GDP (2022) |
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1 | Tonga | 49.9% |
2 | Lebanon | 37.8% |
3 | Samoa | 33.7% |
4 | Tajikistan | 32.0% |
5 | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.2% |
6 | Gambia, The | 28.3% |
7 | Honduras | 27.1% |
8 | South Sudan | 24.8% |
9 | El Salvador | 23.8% |
10 | Haiti | 22.4% |
11 | Nepal | 21.7% |
12 | Jamaica | 21.2% |
13 | Lesotho | 21.0% |
14 | Somalia | 20.6% |
15 | Comoros | 20.1% |
16 | Nicaragua | 19.9% |
17 | Guatemala | 19.8% |
18 | Armenia | 18.9% |
19 | West Bank and Gaza | 18.5% |
20 | Cabo Verde | 18.2% |
21 | Kosovo | 17.3% |
22 | Uzbekistan | 17.0% |
23 | Georgia | 16.2% |
24 | Moldova | 15.4% |
25 | Montenegro | 15.0% |
26 | Ukraine | 13.8% |
27 | Marshall Islands | 11.0% |
28 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.9% |
29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.1% |
30 | Albania | 9.8% |
31 | Senegal | 9.8% |
32 | Jordan | 9.6% |
33 | Philippines | 9.4% |
34 | Fiji | 9.2% |
35 | Liberia | 9.0% |
36 | Dominican Republic | 8.8% |
37 | Dominica | 8.6% |
38 | Serbia | 8.6% |
39 | Togo | 7.9% |
40 | Morocco | 7.9% |
41 | Pakistan | 7.7% |
42 | Vanuatu | 7.6% |
43 | Timor-Leste | 7.5% |
44 | Suriname | 7.3% |
45 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.3% |
46 | Kiribati | 7.2% |
47 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.8% |
48 | Ghana | 6.1% |
49 | Mali | 5.9% |
50 | Grenada | 5.8% |
51 | Zimbabwe | 5.3% |
52 | Croatia | 5.3% |
53 | Belize | 5.3% |
54 | Sri Lanka | 4.8% |
55 | Madagascar | 4.7% |
56 | Vietnam | 4.5% |
57 | Bangladesh | 4.5% |
58 | Tunisia | 4.5% |
59 | Cambodia | 4.4% |
60 | Sierra Leone | 4.3% |
61 | Mexico | 4.2% |
62 | Nigeria | 4.1% |
63 | Rwanda | 3.8% |
64 | Ecuador | 3.8% |
65 | Latvia | 3.6% |
66 | Romania | 3.6% |
67 | Niger | 3.6% |
68 | Kenya | 3.5% |
69 | Bolivia | 3.2% |
70 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% |
71 | Myanmar | 3.1% |
72 | North Macedonia | 3.1% |
73 | Mongolia | 3.1% |
74 | Eswatini | 3.1% |
75 | Azerbaijan | 3.0% |
76 | Mozambique | 3.0% |
77 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.9% |
78 | India | 2.8% |
79 | St. Lucia | 2.7% |
80 | Guyana | 2.6% |
81 | Colombia | 2.6% |
82 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.6% |
83 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% |
84 | Luxembourg | 2.4% |
85 | Mauritius | 2.4% |
86 | Sudan | 2.3% |
87 | Uganda | 2.3% |
88 | Malawi | 2.3% |
89 | Belgium | 2.2% |
90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% |
91 | Afghanistan | 2.0% |
92 | Slovak Republic | 2.0% |
93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.0% |
94 | Bhutan | 2.0% |
95 | Cyprus | 1.9% |
96 | Portugal | 1.8% |
97 | Thailand | 1.7% |
98 | Belarus | 1.6% |
99 | Mauritania | 1.6% |
100 | Estonia | 1.6% |
101 | Malta | 1.5% |
102 | Peru | 1.5% |
103 | Czech Republic | 1.5% |
104 | Djibouti | 1.4% |
105 | Burundi | 1.3% |
106 | Paraguay | 1.3% |
107 | Hungary | 1.3% |
108 | Slovenia | 1.2% |
109 | Aruba | 1.2% |
110 | Lao PDR | 1.2% |
111 | Benin | 1.1% |
112 | Israel | 1.1% |
113 | Poland | 1.1% |
114 | Lithuania | 1.0% |
115 | France | 1.0% |
116 | Bulgaria | 0.9% |
117 | Algeria | 0.9% |
118 | Zambia | 0.9% |
119 | Costa Rica | 0.9% |
120 | Palau | 0.8% |
121 | Panama | 0.8% |
122 | Cameroon | 0.8% |
123 | Tanzania | 0.7% |
124 | Indonesia | 0.7% |
125 | Spain | 0.6% |
126 | Iceland | 0.5% |
127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% |
128 | Austria | 0.5% |
129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5% |
130 | Seychelles | 0.4% |
131 | Korea, Rep. | 0.4% |
132 | Italy | 0.4% |
133 | Germany | 0.4% |
134 | Sweden | 0.4% |
135 | Denmark | 0.3% |
136 | Malaysia | 0.3% |
137 | Namibia | 0.3% |
138 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
139 | Finland | 0.3% |
140 | Botswana | 0.3% |
141 | Greece | 0.2% |
142 | Ethiopia | 0.2% |
143 | Qatar | 0.2% |
144 | Russian Federation | 0.2% |
145 | Brazil | 0.2% |
146 | China | 0.2% |
147 | South Africa | 0.2% |
148 | Iraq | 0.2% |
149 | Guinea | 0.2% |
150 | Netherlands | 0.2% |
151 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
152 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
153 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.1% |
154 | Argentina | 0.1% |
155 | Norway | 0.1% |
156 | Japan | 0.1% |
157 | Maldives | 0.08% |
158 | Turkey | 0.08% |
159 | United Kingdom | 0.07% |
160 | Macao SAR, China | 0.07% |
161 | Ireland | 0.05% |
162 | Australia | 0.04% |
163 | Oman | 0.04% |
164 | Saudi Arabia | 0.03% |
165 | Chile | 0.02% |
166 | United States | 0.02% |
167 | Gabon | 0.02% |
168 | Kuwait | 0.01% |
169 | Angola | 0.01% |
170 | New Zealand | 0.01% |
171 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01% |
172 | Turkmenistan | 0.001% |
Known primarily as a tourist destination, the Polynesian country of Tonga banks on remittance inflows to support its economy. In 2022, the country’s incoming remittance flows were equal to almost 50% of its GDP.
Next on this list is Lebanon. The country received $6.8 billion in remittances in 2022, estimated to equal almost 38% of its GDP and making it a key support to the nation’s shrinking economy.
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