Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
213.78 current US$ per person
in 2025
Tonga
2,436 current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Tonga rank
4th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2,436 current US$ per person against 213.78 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2,222 current US$ per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 11.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 4th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 1.06 current US$ per person 44.95 current US$ per person 43.89 current US$ per person Tonga
1980s 7.43 current US$ per person 151.97 current US$ per person 144.54 current US$ per person Tonga
1990s 16.98 current US$ per person 212.71 current US$ per person 195.74 current US$ per person Tonga
2000s 87.05 current US$ per person 686.46 current US$ per person 599.4 current US$ per person Tonga
2010s 121.58 current US$ per person 1,187 current US$ per person 1,065 current US$ per person Tonga
2020s 226.15 current US$ per person 2,147 current US$ per person 1,921 current US$ per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 2,436 current US$ per person against 213.78 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
2,222 current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.