Iceland vs Ireland: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Iceland

193.32 million current US$

in 2021

Ireland

179.85 million current US$

in 2021

Iceland rank

142nd

Ireland rank

144th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Iceland
Ireland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 193.32 million current US$ against 179.85 million current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 13.46 million current US$.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Iceland ranks 142nd and Ireland ranks 144th 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$.