| Korea-542 | |||
| Year | Workers' | Compensation of | Total |
| Remittances | Employees | ||
| (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | |
| 1976 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 1977 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 1978 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| 1979 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 1980 | 101 | 0 | 101 |
| 1981 | 126 | 0 | 126 |
| 1982 | 117 | 0 | 117 |
| 1983 | 121 | 0 | 121 |
| 1984 | 142 | 0 | 142 |
| 1985 | 274 | 0 | 274 |
| 1986 | 358 | 0 | 358 |
| 1987 | 439 | 0 | 439 |
| 1988 | 517 | 0 | 517 |
| 1989 | 615 | 0 | 615 |
| 1990 | 616 | 0 | 616 |
| 1991 | 561 | 604 | 1,165 |
| 1992 | 487 | 622 | 1,109 |
| 1993 | 311 | 799 | 1,110 |
| 1994 | 245 | 785 | 1,030 |
| 1995 | 291 | 774 | 1,065 |
| 1996 | 183 | 745 | 928 |
| 1997 | 129 | 706 | 835 |
| 1998 | 90 | 446 | 536 |
| 1999 | 54 | 527 | 581 |
| 12,141 | |||
| Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook. Annual. | |||