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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008

From The World Bank 
 

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This factbook provides a snapshot of migration and remittances for all countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from available data from various sources. For the latest remittances data, please see 
Remittances data.
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The print version is available for purchase online through World Bank Publications, via fax or mail using our order form, or from our network of international distributors.
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                                    Factbook Data Notes
                                            Glossary

  Country Groups

    Top 10
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World
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High-income OECD
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High-income non-OECD

   Developing countries
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Low-income countries
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Middle-income countries
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LDCs (UN-classification)

   East Asia and the Pacific
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Europe and Central Asia
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Latin America & Caribbean
   (Español)
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Middle-East & North Africa
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South Asia
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Individual Countries

Developing Countries

High-Income Countries

A - L
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh 
Belarus 
Belize 
Benin 
Bhutan 
Bolivia 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Botswana 
Brazil 
Bulgaria 
Burkina Faso 
Burundi 
Cambodia
Cameroon 
Cape Verde 
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile 
China 
Colombia
Comoros 
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire 
Croatia
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica 
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala 
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Kyrgyz Rep
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania

 

P - Z
Macedonia
Madagaskar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico (Español)
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovak Republic
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, RB
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen 
Zambia 
Zimbabwe

 
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Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia 
Austria 
Barbados 
Bahamas, The 
Bahrain 
Belgium 
Bermuda 
Brunei 
Canada
Cayman Islands 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Faeroe Islands  
Finland 
France
Germany
Greece 
Greenland
Hong Kong, China
Iceland 
Ireland 
Israel  
Italy 
Japan 
Korea, Rep. 
Kuwait 
Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands 
New Caledonia 
New Zealand 
Norway

Portugal

Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia  
Singapore
Slovenia    
Spain
Sweden 
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates 
United Kingdom 
United States

 

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The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008 was compiled by Dilip Ratha and Zhimei Xu of the Development Prospects Group of the Development Economics Vice Presidency, under the direction of Uri Dadush. The authors extend a special thanks to Sanket Mohapatra for his contributions and many discussions. They gratefully acknowledge the constructive comments and advice from Susan Martin, Changqing Sun, K. M. Vijayalakshmi, and Piyasiri Wickramasekara and offer many thanks to Nigar Farhad Aliyeva and Sarah Crow for their assistance in creating the online version of the Factbook.

Comments and suggestions for improvement of this Factbook - including new data sources - are greatly welcome and may be sent to
dratha@worldbank.org

Migration and Remittances Team, Development Prospects Group, the World Bank
www.worldbank.org/prospects/migrationandremittances


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