Denmark vs Malaysia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Denmark

1.41 billion current US$

in 2021

Malaysia

1.55 billion current US$

in 2021

Denmark rank

75th

Malaysia rank

72nd

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Denmark
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.55 billion current US$ against 1.41 billion current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 139.45 million current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 72nd 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$.