China
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #3
$47.4B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #6
$20.0B
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$27.4B
Inflows are 2.37× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.00 |
| 2001 | 1.21 | 0.94 | 0.27 |
| 2002 | 2.35 | 1.17 | 1.18 |
| 2003 | 4.63 | 1.60 | 3.03 |
| 2004 | 6.64 | 2.00 | 4.64 |
| 2005 | 23.63 | 1.82 | 21.81 |
| 2006 | 27.57 | 2.33 | 25.24 |
| 2007 | 38.40 | 2.49 | 35.90 |
| 2008 | 47.74 | 2.74 | 45.01 |
| 2009 | 41.60 | 2.05 | 39.55 |
| 2010 | 52.46 | 1.46 | 51.00 |
| 2011 | 61.58 | 1.62 | 59.96 |
| 2012 | 57.99 | 1.79 | 56.20 |
| 2013 | 59.49 | 1.71 | 57.78 |
| 2014 | 62.33 | 4.16 | 58.18 |
| 2015 | 63.94 | 5.72 | 58.22 |
| 2016 | 61.00 | 6.21 | 54.79 |
| 2017 | 63.88 | 16.25 | 47.62 |
| 2018 | 67.41 | 16.55 | 50.87 |
| 2019 | 68.40 | 15.14 | 53.26 |
| 2020 | 59.51 | 18.30 | 41.21 |
| 2021 | 53.00 | 22.96 | 30.04 |
| 2022 | 51.00 | 22.16 | 28.84 |
| 2023 | 49.30 | 20.25 | 29.05 |
| 2024 | 47.40 | 20.02 | 27.38 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into China.
| Sending Country | Send $200 | Send $500 | Speed | Survey Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Under 1 Hour | Same Day or Faster | ||
| Australia | 1.89% | 1.41% | 3.31% | 0.93% | 1.41% | 2.34% | 55.56% | 55.56% | Q3 2025 |
| New Zealand | 2.27% | 1.23% | 3.50% | 1.18% | 1.23% | 2.42% | 82.14% | 92.86% | Q3 2025 |
| United Kingdom | 2.68% | 1.59% | 4.27% | 1.18% | 1.57% | 2.75% | 82.61% | 82.61% | Q3 2025 |
| France | 2.67% | 1.81% | 4.48% | 1.21% | 1.72% | 2.94% | 89.47% | 94.74% | Q3 2025 |
| Malaysia | 3.30% | 1.39% | 4.69% | 1.38% | 1.39% | 2.77% | 72.73% | 72.73% | Q3 2025 |
| Singapore | 3.50% | 1.64% | 5.14% | 2.04% | 1.63% | 3.67% | 50.00% | 85.71% | Q3 2025 |
| Spain | 3.11% | 2.21% | 5.32% | 1.52% | 2.21% | 3.73% | 83.33% | 83.33% | Q3 2025 |
| Canada | 3.64% | 2.19% | 5.83% | 1.76% | 2.19% | 3.95% | 71.43% | 71.43% | Q3 2025 |
| Korea, Rep. | 4.86% | 0.98% | 5.84% | 2.20% | 0.98% | 3.18% | 18.18% | 18.18% | Q3 2025 |
| Italy | 4.44% | 1.41% | 5.85% | 2.17% | 1.36% | 3.54% | 73.33% | 80.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United States | 6.09% | 0.52% | 6.62% | 3.20% | 0.52% | 3.73% | 63.64% | 63.64% | Q3 2025 |
| Sweden | 5.20% | 2.04% | 7.23% | 2.23% | 2.04% | 4.26% | 76.47% | 76.47% | Q3 2025 |
| Germany | 5.98% | 3.40% | 9.38% | 2.79% | 3.30% | 6.10% | 62.50% | 62.50% | Q3 2025 |
| Thailand | 10.33% | 2.45% | 12.78% | 4.64% | 2.45% | 7.09% | 47.06% | 47.06% | Q3 2025 |
| Japan | 17.10% | 1.38% | 18.48% | 7.23% | 1.38% | 8.61% | 33.33% | 33.33% | Q3 2025 |
| South Africa | 21.93% | 1.95% | 23.88% | 9.08% | 1.98% | 11.06% | 18.18% | 18.18% | Q3 2025 |
Corridor-balanced summary
Unweighted medians across 16 inbound corridors
- Median cost ($200)
- 5.84% Median across corridors
- Median cost ($500)
- 3.70% Median across corridors
- Under 1 Hour
- 67.53% Median corridor share
- Same Day or Faster
- 72.08% Median corridor share
Cost vs. speed
Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer
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Sources
| Dataset | Source / Publisher | Release / Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remittance Flows Datasets | World Bank | July 2025 | Open |
| Remittance Prices Worldwide | World Bank | Q3 2025 | Open |
Methodology
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