APPENDIX IV – Remittances received in 2013 country top 37
Absolute Remittance inflow(in million US$)
Remittance inflow per emigrant 2013 (US$)
Remittance inflow ratio (compared to GDPpcap)
India 69.970 French Polynesia
520.165
Tajikistan6,73
China 59.491 New Caledonia
78.356
Nigeria6,68
Philippines 26.700 Bermuda
73.673
Madagascar5,59
France 23.336 Luxembourg
30.504
Nepal5,25
Mexico 23.022 Qatar
23.607
Gambia, The4,37
Nigeria 20.890 Belgium
21.220
India3,28
Egypt, Arab Rep. 17.833 Nigeria
19.895
Liberia3,13
Germany 15.792 Slovak Republic
14.729
Senegal2,70
Pakistan 14.626 Sweden
12.360
Yemen, Rep.2,47
Bangladesh 13.857 Faeroe Islands
11.513
Kenya2,44
Vietnam 11.000 France
11.253
Solomon Islands2,40
Belgium 10.916 Lebanon
10.289
Kyrgyz Republic2,36
Ukraine 9.667 Spain
8.024
Vietnam2,34
Spain 9.584 Hungary
7.480
Honduras2,16
Lebanon 7.864 Tajikistan
7.054
Bangladesh2,07
Indonesia 7.614 Thailand
6.933
Pakistan2,05
Italy 7.471 China 6.490 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1,91
Poland 6.984 Egypt, Arab Rep. 5.935 Uganda 1,91
Morocco 6.882 Guatemala 5.577 Haiti 1,90
Russian Federation 6.751 Jordan 5.524 Philippines 1,90
Uzbekistan 6.633 Honduras 5.101 Uzbekistan 1,80
Korea, Rep. 6.455 Austria 4.962 Ethiopia 1,77
Sri Lanka 6.422 Denmark 4.954 Guatemala 1,63
Thailand 5.690 Australia 4.824 Papua New Guinea 1,57
Nepal 5.552 Iceland 4.808 Lesotho 1,45
Guatemala 5.379 India 4.773 Mali 1,42
Dominican Republic 4.486 Costa Rica 4.537 Djibouti 1,41
Portugal 4.372 Solomon Islands 4.534 Togo 1,28
Hungary 4.325 Vietnam 4.475 Sri Lanka 1,26
Colombia 4.183 Slovenia 4.348 Comoros 1,24
Tajikistan 4.154 Mongolia 4.339 Thailand 1,21
Serbia 4.023 Serbia 4.329 Niger 1,07
El Salvador 3.971 Norway 4.184 Jordan 1,06
Sweden 3.960 Sri Lanka 4.123 Lebanon 1,04
Jordan 3.643 Germany 3.986 Moldova 1,02
Romania 3.518 Switzerland 3.966 Mongolia 0,99
Yemen, Rep. 3.343 Lithuania 3.933 Nicaragua 0,95
Table 1 – Absolute Remittance inflow (in million US$), remittance and per emigrant (US$)
and remittance inflow ratio (Remittance inflow per emigrant/GDPpcap), source: World Bank
APPENDIX V – Country lists
Excluded countries: 33 (in remittance data file World Bank, but insufficient data)
American Samoa, Andorra, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Central
African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Greenland,
Guam, Isle of man, Korea Dem. Republic, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Northern Mariana
Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Somalia,
South Sudan, St. Martin (French part), Taiwan, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Arab
Emirates, US Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe
Mini states
Developing countries per region
Eastern Africa Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Sudan, Ugande, Tanzania, Zambia. Middle Africa Angola, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Dem. Repub. Congo, Gabon, Soa
Tome & Principe.
Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunesia. Southern Afirca Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland.
Western Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia,Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bisasau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Caribbean Antiqua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Curacao, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines.
Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
South America Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Southern Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Dem. Rep, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Western Asia Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Yemen.
Oceania Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papa New
APPENDIX VI – Secrecy Juridictions
Countries marked as Secrecy
Jurisdiction
Since
Blacklisted
Antigua & Barbuda (AG) 1982 Yes
Aruba (AW) 1945 Yes
Barbados (BB) 1960s Yes
Belgium (BE) 1980 Yes
Bermuda (BM) 1975 Yes
Botswana (BW) 1999 No
British Virgin Islands (VG) 1984 Yes
Canada (CA) 1980 No
Curacao (CW) 1953 Yes
Cyprus (CY) 1975 Yes
Dominica (DM) 1996 Yes
Ghana (GH) 2007 No
Gibraltar (GI) 1967 Yes
Hungary 1994 Yes
Hong Kong (HK) 1978 Yes
Ireland2 1956 Yes
Japan (JP) 1986 No
Liberia (LR) 1951 Yes
Luxembourg (LU) 1929 Yes
Macao (MO) 1999 Yes
Malaysia (Labuan) (MY) 1990 Yes
Marshall Islands (MH) 1990 Yes
Mauritius (MU) 1988 Yes
Nauru (NR) 1972 Yes
Netherlands (NL) 1954 Yes
Panama (PA) 1948 Yes
Portugal (Madeira) 1987 Yes
Samoa (WS) 1988 Yes
St Kitts & Nevis (KN) 1984/1996 Yes
St Lucia (LC) 1997 Yes
St Vincent & the Grenadines (VC) 1996 Yes
Switzerland (CH) 1934 Yes
United Kingdom 1957 Yes
Uruguay (UY) 1948 Yes
USA (US) 1944 Yes
Vanuatu (VU) 1970-1971 Yes
Top 20 countries
FSI
value Top 20 countries
Secrecy Score Top 20 countries Global Scale Weight Score Switzerland 1.466, 1 Vanuatu (VU) 86,64 USA 19,6027 Hong Kong 1.259, 4 Samoa (WS) 85,89 United Kingdom 17,3942 USA 1.254, 8 St Lucia (LC) 82,96 Luxembour g 11,6299 Singapore 1.147, 1 Liberia (LR) 82,89 Germany 6,0261 Cayman Islands 1.013, 2 Brunei Darussalam (BN) 82,78 Switzerland 5,6246 Luxembourg 817,0
Antigua & Barbuda (AG) 80,96 Cayman Islands 4,8574 Lebanon 760,2 Marshall Islands (MH) 79,48 Singapore 4,2801 Germany 701,9 Bahamas (BS) 79,02 Hong Kong 3,8417 Bahrain 471,4 Nauru (NR) 78,91 France 3,1041 United Arab Emirates (Dubai) 440,8 Belize (BZ) 78,86 Ireland 2,3127
Macao 420,2 Lebanon (LB) 78,76 Belgium 1,8626
Japan 418,4 Barbados (BB) 78,29 Canada 1,7853 Panama 415,7
St Kitts & Nevis (KN) 78,03
India 1,4867
Marshall Islands
405,6
St Vincent & the Grenadines (VC) 77,98 Italy 1,2183 United Kingdom 380,2
United Arab Emirates (Dubai) (AE) 77,44 Spain 1,0904 Jersey 354,0 Andorra (AD) 76,60 Japan 1,0625 Guernsey 339,4 Dominica (DM) 76,16 Sweden 1,0056 Malaysia (Labuan) 338,7 Liechtenstein (LI) 76,04 Malta 0,9903 Turkey 320,9 Cook Islands (CK) 75,92 China 0,7427 China 312,2 Grenada (GD) 75,89 Norway 0,7311
Table 3 – Top 20 countries FSI value, Secrecy, & Global Scale Weight Score, source Tax
Justice Network (2015)
Note: The territories marked in Dark Blue are Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) where the Queen is head of state;