Which has higher personal remittances, received, Cape Verde or Caribbean Small States?

Cape Verde, at 11.7% against 1.9% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Caribbean Small States?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Caribbean Small States: Personal remittances, received

Cape Verde

11.7%

in 2025

Caribbean Small States

1.9%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

24th

Caribbean Small States rank

27th

Personal remittances, received over time

Cape Verde
Caribbean Small States

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 11.7% against 1.9% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 6.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Caribbean Small States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.9%	0.8%	17.0%	Cape Verde
1990s	18.2%	1.6%	16.5%	Cape Verde
2000s	12.0%	2.0%	10.0%	Cape Verde
2010s	9.7%	2.0%	7.7%	Cape Verde
2020s	13.7%	2.2%	11.5%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Cape Verde or Caribbean Small States?: Cape Verde, at 11.7% against 1.9% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Cape Verde and Caribbean Small States?: 9.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Caribbean Small States?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Caribbean Small States rank globally for personal remittances, received?: Cape Verde ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% 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

Cape Verde vs Caribbean Small States: Personal remittances, received. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-percent-of-gdp/cabo-verde/caribbean-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/personal-remittances-received-percent-of-gdp/cabo-verde/caribbean-small-states/">Cape Verde vs Caribbean Small States: Personal remittances, received</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,154 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.