Democratic Republic of Congo vs Portugal: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.35 billion current US$

in 2021

Portugal

1.37 billion current US$

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

78th

Portugal rank

76th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.37 billion current US$ against 1.35 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 19.22 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 76th 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$.