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How much money is sent to Switzerland from United States?

In 2017, Switzerland received almost $148.86M in remittances from United States.

Raphael Martins

Posted Oct 9, 2020

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United States sent about $148.86M in remittances to Switzerland in 2017. In 2019, remittances made up about 0.03% of Switzerland’s GDP, according to data from the World Bank Group. When sending money from United States to Switzerland, you’ll often find the best deal by shopping around and comparing as many money transfer providers as possible. We’ve done a lot of the heavy lifting for you and put together a guide on some of the best ways to send money to Switzerland.

Remittance to Switzerland by the numbers

Data on remittances includes transfer sent through money transfer services, banks and similar services. Examples of these types of providers can be found in our money transfer comparison table.

Top 5 countries that send money to Switzerland

This table uses World Bank Group data from 2017.

Country	Amount sent
France	$1,995.83M
Germany	$1,480.44M
Italy	$850.78M
Spain	$558.78M
Portugal	$498.65M

Top 5 countries that Switzerland sends money to

This table uses World Bank Group data from 2017.

Country	Amount received
Italy	$792.49M
France	$363.35M
Spain	$238.72M
Germany	$228.77M
United States	$148.86M

Remittances to and from Switzerland by year

As global and domestic circumstances change, many countries find their incoming and outgoing remittances shifting year by year. Use our table and graph to get an idea of whether remittances to Switzerland are trending up or down, based on data from at least the last decade.

Switzerland’s outgoing remittances from 2009 to 2018

This table uses World Bank Group data from 2018.

Year	Switzerland outgoing remittances (in millions)
2009	$50,723.00M
2010	$50,776.00M
2011	$50,556.00M
2012	$52,652.00M
2013	$55,669.00M
2014	$58,882.00M
2015	$61,859.00M
2016	$64,705.00M
2017	$67,390.00M
2018	$68,472.00M

Switzerland's incoming remittances from 2010 to 2019

This table uses World Bank Group data from 2019.

Year	Switzerland incoming remittances (in millions)
2010	$5,930.00M
2011	$6,104.00M
2012	$6,303.00M
2013	$6,613.00M
2014	$6,503.00M
2015	$6,578.00M
2016	$6,330.00M
2017	$6,126.00M
2018	$6,668.00M
2019	$6,881.38M

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Bottom line

Global economies shift over time, so the country that might be the largest remittance sender to Switzerland this year may not be the largest next year. If you’re looking to send money to loved ones or businesses in Switzerland, compare your options to save both money and time. _{Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissues/brief/migration-remittances-data}

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Raphael Martins

Raphael Martins is a producer at Finder who analyzes and brings data to life for our readers. Working toward a degree in computer engineering and with several IT-related courses under his belt, Raph loves to create tools that make our pages richer and more helpful to making financial decisions. When he's not working, he's still a geek on the lookout for new TV shows, music or something to read to get his imagination going.

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