Belgium vs Italy: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Belgium

14.29 billion current US$

in 2021

Italy

10.10 billion current US$

in 2021

Belgium rank

13th

Italy rank

16th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Belgium
Italy

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 14.29 billion current US$ against 10.10 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 4.18 billion current US$.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th 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: 07 August 2026

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$.