Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th
Vanuatu rank
19th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Vanuatu
00.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 8.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1349 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-ida-and-ibrd-countries/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-ida-and-ibrd-countries/vanuatu/">Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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