Workers' remittances (USD)
Money sent home by Sri Lankans working overseas.
8.31 USD bn
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2025 · View source
Year range
2000 – 2025
Chart of Workers' remittances (USD) over time. 1.15 USD bn (2000) → 8.31 USD bn (2025).
Table
| Period | USD bn |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 1.17 |
| 2002 | 1.30 |
| 2003 | 1.42 |
| 2004 | 1.57 |
| 2005 | 1.98 |
| 2006 | 2.17 |
| 2007 | 2.51 |
| 2008 | 2.92 |
| 2009 | 3.34 |
| 2010 | 4.12 |
| 2011 | 5.15 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.42 |
| 2014 | 7.04 |
| 2015 | 7.00 |
| 2016 | 7.26 |
| 2017 | 7.19 |
| 2018 | 7.04 |
| 2019 | 6.75 |
| 2020 | 7.14 |
| 2021 | 5.52 |
| 2022 | 3.82 |
| 2023 | 6.02 |
| 2024 | 6.72 |
| 2025 | 8.31 |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is 8.31 USD bn (2025). That is 1.58 USD bn compared with a year earlier and 1.17 USD bn compared with five years ago. Current status: No rating. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 33.88 · India: 150.71 · Vietnam: 2.31
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Simple statistical trend
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
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How we calculate this
Money sent home by Sri Lankans working overseas.