North America vs Switzerland: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

North America
318.68 current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
4,694 current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
4th

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

  • North America
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4,694 current US$ per person against 318.68 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 4,375 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 14.7 times North America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.66 current US$ per person 280.89 current US$ per person 276.23 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 24.76 current US$ per person 550.11 current US$ per person 525.34 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 76.36 current US$ per person 1,227 current US$ per person 1,150 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 148.83 current US$ per person 1,439 current US$ per person 1,290 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 183.75 current US$ per person 3,072 current US$ per person 2,888 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 268.93 current US$ per person 4,048 current US$ per person 3,779 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4,694 current US$ per person against 318.68 current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
4,375 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
North America ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.