Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre was 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2015 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1972.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3318 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.2015 current US$ per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4878 current US$ per square kilometre | +142.1% |
| 1974 | 5.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +1125.3% |
| 1975 | 24.17 current US$ per square kilometre | +304.4% |
| 1976 | 31.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1977 | 37.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 52.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1979 | 74.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1980 | 94.38 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1981 | 72.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 65.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 63.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 57.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 59.49 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 78.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1987 | 82.92 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 80.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 69.13 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 72.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 70.54 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 73.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 62.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 47.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1995 | 47.75 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 55.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 56.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.53 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 77.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 73.55 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 86.12 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 88.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 90.99 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 99.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 109.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 124.25 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 156.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 193.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 229.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 264.23 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 251.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 284.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 262.73 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 388.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 332.71 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 326.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 372.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 354.59 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 347.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 356.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 470.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1125.3% | 0.4878 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.98 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +304.4% | 5.98 current US$ per square kilometre | 24.17 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +142.1% | 0.2015 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.4878 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.18 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2015 current US$ per square kilometre | 74.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 57.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 94.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 47.75 current US$ per square kilometre | 73.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 73.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 193.43 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.75 current US$ per square kilometre | 229.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 388.82 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 414.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 347.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 36 Czechia 70,416 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Germany 67,503 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47,824 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43,756 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Italy 41,345 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Tonga 40,637 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Ireland 40,090 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 482.81 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2015 current US$ per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.