Netherlands vs Spain: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Netherlands

3.96 billion current US$

in 2021

Spain

3.95 billion current US$

in 2021

Netherlands rank

39th

Spain rank

40th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.96 billion current US$ against 3.95 billion current US$ in Spain, a difference of 7.17 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 39th and Spain ranks 40th 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$.