Canada vs United States of America: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

Canada
362.89 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
313.35 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
46th
United States of America rank
49th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 362.89 current US$ per person against 313.35 current US$ per person in United States of America, a difference of 49.54 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Canada ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 49th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 46.58 current US$ per person 79.64 current US$ per person 33.06 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 95.37 current US$ per person 154.45 current US$ per person 59.08 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 171.36 current US$ per person 184.5 current US$ per person 13.14 current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 291.58 current US$ per person 265.89 current US$ per person 25.7 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Canada or United States of America?
Canada, at 362.89 current US$ per person against 313.35 current US$ per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Canada and United States of America?
49.54 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.