Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre was 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income peaked at 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.23 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.23 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 7.41 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 7.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 10.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 14.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 20.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1976 | 21.16 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 47.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +124.4% |
| 1978 | 55.54 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 56.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 75.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 86.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 85.88 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 97.46 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 76.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1985 | 62.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 57.96 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 61.9 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 65.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 64.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 65.71 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 54.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 48.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 51.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 51.46 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1996 | 86.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 104.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 128.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 85.25 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2000 | 104.03 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 118.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 201.03 current US$ per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 2003 | 213.25 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 315.88 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2005 | 368.46 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 425.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 487.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 534.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 595.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 681.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 728.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 807.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 877.25 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 968.31 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 950.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 933.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,193 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 1,261 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1,250 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,182 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,296 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1,465 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +124.4% | 21.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 47.48 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.76 current US$ per square kilometre | 6.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 56.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 57.96 current US$ per square kilometre | 97.46 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 48.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 128.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 336.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 104.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 595.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 965.07 current US$ per square kilometre | 681.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,261 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,364 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,182 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 21 Lebanon 173,528 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Grenada 149,606 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 135,922 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Cyprus 132,348 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Seychelles 129,953 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 128,708 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Israel 126,044 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,890 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre in Upper middle income was 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Upper middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.