Jordan vs Lebanon: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Jordan

5.07 billion current US$

in 2021

Lebanon

6.35 billion current US$

in 2021

Jordan rank

32nd

Lebanon rank

29th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Jordan
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 6.35 billion current US$ against 5.07 billion current US$ in Jordan, a difference of 1.28 billion current US$.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 32nd and Lebanon ranks 29th 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$.