Indonesia vs Thailand: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Indonesia

9.40 billion current US$

in 2021

Thailand

8.68 billion current US$

in 2021

Indonesia rank

18th

Thailand rank

21st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Indonesia
Thailand

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 9.40 billion current US$ against 8.68 billion current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 722.98 million current US$.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Thailand ahead.

Indonesia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st 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$.