China vs Germany: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

China
17.12 billion current US$
in 2021
Germany
20.26 billion current US$
in 2021
China rank
11th
Germany rank
8th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 20.26 billion current US$ against 17.12 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 3.14 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Germany ahead.

China ranks 11th and Germany ranks 8th 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$.