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Countries the US sends the most money to around the world

American roots are joined to family and friends who dot the world. So are our wallets — to the tune of $135 billion a year.

The melting pot. A salad bowl. Whatever you call it, the United States is home to overlapping cultures and colorful traditions. Nearly 240 years old and more than 300 languages strong, here you can celebrate Oktoberfest in the South, Diwali in the Northeast and the Chinese New Year in the Midwest.

With so many connections around the world, it’s no surprise that Americans are sending their hard-earned cash to neighboring nations and those further flung. Supporting relatives in home countries. Wiring funds to children studying abroad. Funding business in global markets.

Countries the US sends the most money to (in millions)

Click the graph below to see where the United States sends the most money to — and how much.

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Data from October 2016.

Graph of money sent to other G20 countries from the US

Chart showing amount in $USD sent from US to G20 countries

Total US dollars sent from the US to other G20 countries. Data from October 2016.

Graph of money sent to other G8 countries from the US

Chart showing amount in $USD sent from US to G8 countries

Total US dollars sent from the US to other G8 countries. Data from October 2016.

Top 23 countries the US sends money to

Total dollars (in millions)
Total worldwide134,961
1. Mexico25,675
2. China16,234
3. India11,736
4. Philippines9,654
5. Vietnam7,323
6. Guatemala5,962
7. Nigeria5,594
8. El Salvador3,911
9. Dominican Republic3,865
10. Honduras3,195
11. South Korea2,895
12. Germany2,559
13. France2,186
14. Jamaica1,683
15. Colombia1,470
16. Thailand1,446
17. Italy1,348
18. Haiti1,342
19. Pakistan1,303
20. Japan1,280
21. Lebanon1,198
22. Ecuador1,030
23. Bermuda988

Table of 200+ countries the US sends money to

Total dollars (in millions)
Afghanistan6
Albania78
Algeria21
American Samoa0
Andorra0
Angola0
Antigua and Barbuda9
Argentina96
Armenia207
Aruba3
Australia324
Austria294
Azerbaijan25
Bahamas, The0
Bahrain0
Bangladesh522
Barbados61
Belarus31
Belgium556
Belize75
Benin1
Bermuda988
Bhutan0
Bolivia149
Bosnia and Herzegovina154
Botswana0
Brazil637
Brunei Darussalam0
Bulgaria81
Burkina Faso0
Burundi0
Cabo Verde51
Cambodia115
Cameroon44
Canada868
Cayman Islands0
Central African Republic0
Chad0
Channel Islands0
Chile24
China16,234
Colombia1,470
Comoros0
Congo, Dem. Rep.0
Congo, Rep.0
Costa Rica369
Cote d’Ivoire7
Croatia111
Cuba0
Curacao7
Cyprus27
Czech Republic341
Denmark162
Djibouti0
Dominica12
Dominican Republic3,865
Ecuador1,030
Egypt, Arab Rep.945
El Salvador3,911
Equatorial Guinea0
Eritrea0
Estonia29
Ethiopia197
Faeroe Islands1
Fiji54
Finland56
France2,186
French Polynesia420
Gabon0
Gambia, The28
Georgia35
Germany2,559
Ghana561
Greece65
Greenland0
Grenada16
Guam0
Guatemala5,962
Guinea7
Guinea-Bissau0
Guyana188
Haiti1,342
Honduras3,195
Hong Kong SAR, China114
Hungary600
Iceland26
India11,736
Indonesia267
Iran, Islamic Rep.328
Iraq26
Ireland113
Isle of Man0
Israel352
Italy1,348
Jamaica1,683
Japan1,280
Jordan530
Kazakhstan1
Kenya466
Kiribati7
Korea, Dem. Rep.0
Korea, Rep.2,895
Kosovo51
Kuwait3
Kyrgyz Republic11
Lao PDR19
Latvia105
Lebanon1,198
Lesotho1
Liberia328
Libya0
Liechtenstein0
Lithuania110
Luxembourg75
Macao SAR, China3
Macedonia, FYR47
Madagascar6
Malawi1
Malaysia62
Maldives0
Mali2
Malta19
Marshall Islands25
Mauritania0
Mauritius5
Mexico25,675
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.17
Moldova95
Monaco0
Mongolia1
Montenegro36
Morocco176
Mozambique2
Myanmar175
Namibia0
Nepal320
Netherlands118
New Caledonia57
New Zealand16
Nicaragua617
Niger1
Nigeria5,594
Northern Mariana Islands0
Norway92
Oman2
Pakistan1,303
Palau1
Panama444
Papua New Guinea0
Paraguay13
Peru914
Philippines9,654
Poland895
Portugal388
Puerto Rico0
Qatar49
Romania170
Russian Federation302
Rwanda1
Samoa19
San Marino0
Sao Tome and Principe0
Saudi Arabia90
Senegal61
Serbia315
Seychelles2
Sierra Leone14
Singapore0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2
Slovak Republic91
Slovenia38
Solomon Islands1
Somalia0
South Africa111
South Sudan0
Spain888
Sri Lanka216
St. Kitts and Nevis25
St. Lucia13
St. Martin (French part)0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines15
Sudan3
Suriname0
Swaziland0
Sweden503
Switzerland134
Syrian Arab Republic37
Tajikistan21
Tanzania49
Thailand1,446
Timor-Leste0
Togo3
Tonga46
Trinidad and Tobago85
Tunisia34
Turkey49
Turkmenistan0
Turks and Caicos Islands0
Tuvalu0
Uganda102
Ukraine462
United Arab Emirates0
United Kingdom754
United States0
Uruguay18
Uzbekistan0
Vanuatu1
Venezuela, RB37
Vietnam7,323
Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
West Bank and Gaza30
Yemen, Rep.132
Zambia3
Zimbabwe0
Total worldwide134,961
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