South Korea vs Nepal: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

South Korea
7.79 billion current US$
in 2021
Nepal
8.23 billion current US$
in 2021
South Korea rank
25th
Nepal rank
23rd

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • South Korea
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 8.23 billion current US$ against 7.79 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 436.66 million current US$.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 23rd 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$.