Statizoid

Benin vs Laos: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Benin
230.91 million current US$
in 2021
Laos
219.52 million current US$
in 2021
Benin rank
136th
Laos rank
137th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Benin
  • Laos
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197419972021

How they compare

Benin currently reports 230.91 million current US$ against 219.52 million current US$ in Laos, a difference of 11.39 million current US$.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 136th and Laos ranks 137th 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$.