Kenya vs Yemen: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Kenya
3.77 billion current US$
in 2021
Yemen
3.77 billion current US$
in 2016
Kenya rank
42nd
Yemen rank
41st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Kenya
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.77 billion current US$ against 3.77 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 490,000 current US$.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st 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

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$.