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Belgium vs China: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Belgium
14.29 billion current US$
in 2021
China
17.12 billion current US$
in 2021
Belgium rank
13th
China rank
11th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Belgium
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 17.12 billion current US$ against 14.29 billion current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 2.83 billion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and China ranks 11th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.