Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre by country

Personal remittances, received (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.

Countries reporting
194
Highest
37.69 million current US$ per square kilometre
Bermuda
Lowest
0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre
Central African Republic
Median
16,016 current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
9,259

What the numbers show

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 37.69 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bermuda; the lowest is 0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 16,016 current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 278,342 current US$ per square kilometre.

Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 59,097.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 93.7%).

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bermuda 37.69 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 66.2% rising
2 Macau, China 3.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 110.4% rising
3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 33.8% falling
4 Luxembourg 979,219 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% rising
5 Lebanon 654,562 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 11.5% rising
6 Palestine, State of 538,465 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 117.7% volatile
7 Belgium 480,157 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 24.5% rising
8 Hong Kong, China 432,161 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 26.0% rising
9 El Salvador 399,946 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 108.9% volatile
10 Curaçao 397,766 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% rising
11 San Marino 371,502 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 34.6% rising
12 Tonga 349,843 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 105.3% volatile
13 Jamaica 332,484 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 65.8% volatile
14 Marshall Islands 327,131 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 139.8% rising
15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 234,973 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 110.2% volatile
16 Dominican Republic 220,324 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 137.3% volatile
17 Aruba 216,468 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 33.0% volatile
18 Barbados 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre 2017 down 38.6% volatile
19 Guatemala 186,460 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 276.7% volatile
20 Bangladesh 169,795 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 59.4% volatile
21 French Polynesia 167,548 current US$ per square kilometre 2016 down 6.5% rising
22 Comoros 164,199 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 177.3% volatile
23 Mauritius 157,927 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 56,943.3% volatile
24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 143,044 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 81.1% volatile
25 Haiti 136,185 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 110.7% volatile
26 Philippines 131,123 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 46.3% volatile
27 Netherlands 126,908 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 30.5% volatile
28 Qatar 125,073 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 152.8% rising
29 Grenada 119,701 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% rising
30 Faroe Islands 113,476 current US$ per square kilometre 2011 up 305.8% volatile
31 Croatia 108,577 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 119.5% volatile
32 Saint Lucia 103,752 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 94.0% volatile
33 Andorra 102,713 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 rising
34 Sao Tome and Principe 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 267.8% volatile
35 Sri Lanka 97,358 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 4.9% volatile
36 Samoa 95,300 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 63.9% volatile
37 Switzerland 88,342 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 29.6% volatile
38 Tuvalu 86,426 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 29.4% falling
39 Honduras 80,152 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 189.5% volatile
40 Antigua and Barbuda 79,272 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 16.4% rising
41 Cape Verde 78,506 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 79.8% volatile
42 Nepal 75,092 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 92.8% volatile
43 Albania 74,313 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 58.8% rising
44 Korea 72,812 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 9.6% volatile
45 Serbia 68,643 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 49.2% rising
46 Cyprus 68,541 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 46.9% volatile
47 France 68,096 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.2% volatile
48 Germany 61,279 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 32.2% volatile
49 Republic of Moldova 61,096 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 8.3% volatile
50 Georgia 60,459 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 116.0% volatile
51 Montenegro 59,848 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 47.6% rising
52 Slovakia 56,758 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 15.9% volatile
53 Hungary 56,452 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 24.1% volatile
54 Czechia 55,410 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 146.2% volatile
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 55,148 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 44.2% rising
56 Armenia 54,859 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 28.8% volatile
57 Gambia 50,880 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 368.8% volatile
58 Jordan 49,102 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 18.4% volatile
59 Malta 48,680 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 93.7% volatile
60 Dominica 45,970 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 28.2% volatile
61 Slovenia 45,917 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 194.4% volatile
62 Israel 45,753 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 29.5% volatile
63 Cayman Islands 45,163 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 19.8% falling
64 Naoero 44,030 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 91.8% volatile
65 Romania 43,311 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 107.3% volatile
66 Italy 40,206 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 26.0% volatile
67 India 40,201 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 70.8% volatile
68 Austria 39,532 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 0.4% volatile
69 Trinidad and Tobago 39,442 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 39.4% volatile
70 Nicaragua 38,743 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 331.2% volatile
71 Denmark 38,008 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 10.9% rising
72 Pakistan 34,452 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 81.5% volatile
73 Mexico 34,074 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 176.3% volatile
74 New Caledonia 33,975 current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 15.6% rising
75 Tajikistan 33,387 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 26.4% volatile
76 Micronesia, Federated States of 33,341 current US$ per square kilometre 2014 up 34.5% rising
77 Uzbekistan 32,154 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 117.5% volatile
78 Poland 27,884 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% volatile
79 Morocco 26,327 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 70.7% volatile
80 Fiji 26,237 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 135.5% volatile
81 Ukraine 25,832 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 54.8% volatile
82 Seychelles 24,819 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 11.3% volatile
83 Azerbaijan 23,144 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 10.4% volatile
84 Ecuador 21,954 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 121.8% volatile
85 Nigeria 21,465 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% volatile
86 Bulgaria 21,061 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 37.2% rising
87 Rwanda 21,000 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 204.4% volatile
88 Latvia 19,842 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 23.0% volatile
89 Egypt 19,621 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% volatile
90 Thailand 18,971 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 47.2% volatile
91 Portugal 18,945 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 207.3% volatile
92 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18,544 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 6.6% rising
93 Tunisia 18,487 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 25.4% volatile
94 North Macedonia 18,337 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 23.0% rising
95 Maldives 18,064 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 64.0% rising
96 Senegal 16,970 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 83.8% volatile
97 Vanuatu 16,229 current US$ per square kilometre 2022 up 797.7% volatile
98 Lesotho 15,802 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% flat
99 Cambodia 15,760 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 177.3% volatile
100 Lithuania 15,602 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 52.5% volatile
101 Kyrgyzstan 14,927 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 25.7% volatile
102 Kiribati 14,361 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 32.6% volatile
103 Timor-Leste 12,978 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 473.5% volatile
104 Costa Rica 12,967 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 11.0% volatile
105 Japan 12,926 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 99.3% volatile
106 Togo 11,958 current US$ per square kilometre 2020 up 93.0% volatile
107 Estonia 11,403 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 12.2% volatile
108 Spain 10,990 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 81.1% rising
109 Ghana 10,787 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 31.7% volatile
110 Liberia 9,865 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 130.2% volatile
111 Sweden 9,529 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 17.0% volatile
112 Colombia 9,114 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 127.2% volatile
113 Syrian Arab Republic 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre 2010 up 802.1% volatile
114 Zimbabwe 8,534 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 74.6% volatile
115 Belarus 8,310 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 38.9% volatile
116 Ireland 8,288 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 21.0% rising
117 Turks and Caicos Islands 7,876 current US$ per square kilometre 2018 rising
118 Indonesia 7,644 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 88.5% volatile
119 Burundi 7,620 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 302.3% volatile
120 Uganda 7,549 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 60.9% rising
121 Viet Nam 7,450 current US$ per square kilometre 2004 rising
122 Kenya 7,278 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 217.6% volatile
123 Guinea-Bissau 7,268 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 220.4% volatile
124 Yemen 7,142 current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 194.0% volatile
125 Panama 6,952 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% volatile
126 Malaysia 5,188 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 19.7% volatile
127 Belize 5,184 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 58.9% volatile
128 Palau 4,822 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% rising
129 Eswatini 4,648 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% rising
130 Greece 4,204 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 32.7% volatile
131 Côte d'Ivoire 4,123 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 240.7% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 4,059 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 320.6% volatile
133 Myanmar 3,912 current US$ per square kilometre 2019 up 4,591.5% volatile
134 Peru 3,474 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 61.8% volatile
135 Solomon Islands 3,021 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 309.6% volatile
136 Benin 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.1% volatile
137 Bhutan 2,830 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 813.8% volatile
138 Iraq 2,676 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 59.8% volatile
139 Norway 2,639 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 26.0% volatile
140 Guyana 2,584 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 55.0% volatile
141 Djibouti 2,528 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 47.3% volatile
142 Finland 2,462 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 30.3% volatile
143 China 2,407 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 27.0% volatile
144 Paraguay 2,351 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 49.8% volatile
145 Iceland 2,191 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% volatile
146 Burkina Faso 2,136 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 89.4% volatile
147 Guinea 2,022 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 434.2% volatile
148 Malawi 1,918 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 429.7% volatile
149 South Sudan 1,860 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 59,097.4% volatile
150 Cameroon 1,664 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 222.2% volatile
151 New Zealand 1,546 current US$ per square kilometre 2022 down 11.8% volatile
152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,455 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 229.4% volatile
153 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,397 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 224.1% volatile
154 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,337 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% volatile
155 Türkiye 1,337 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 45.9% volatile
156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,244 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 68.5% volatile
157 Afghanistan 1,210 current US$ per square kilometre 2020 up 108.6% volatile
158 Kuwait 1,194 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 403.8% volatile
159 United States of America 918.29 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 27.0% volatile
160 Suriname 915.18 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 2,000.4% volatile
161 Mali 856.53 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 16.8% volatile
162 Sudan 802.69 current US$ per square kilometre 2022 up 151.6% volatile
163 Algeria 784.11 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 791.0% volatile
164 Uruguay 769.1 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.2% rising
165 South Africa 662.26 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 17.2% volatile
166 Iran, Islamic Republic of 633.61 current US$ per square kilometre 2004 down 14.0% falling
167 Madagascar 535.33 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 12.9% volatile
168 Brazil 530.47 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 63.1% volatile
169 Niger 492.5 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 327.5% volatile
170 Ethiopia 477.94 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 35.2% volatile
171 Argentina 368.69 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 88.6% volatile
172 Zambia 330.5 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 355.1% volatile
173 Mozambique 323.8 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 67.1% volatile
174 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 316.31 current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 69.1% volatile
175 Mongolia 292.12 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 76.9% volatile
176 Australia 209.38 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 34.6% volatile
177 Mauritania 162.74 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 117.4% volatile
178 Russian Federation 159.76 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 61.2% volatile
179 Saudi Arabia 145.3 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 16.2% rising
180 Chile 130.67 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.6% volatile
181 Congo 128.72 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 down 29.4% volatile
182 Oman 126.05 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 unchanged flat
183 Botswana 123.56 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 94.5% falling
184 Kazakhstan 112.5 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 11.0% volatile
185 Namibia 101.87 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 30.8% volatile
186 Canada 96.4 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 35.3% rising
187 Gabon 71.63 current US$ per square kilometre 2015 up 67.4% volatile
188 Somalia 34.59 current US$ per square kilometre 1983 volatile
189 Papua New Guinea 29.82 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% volatile
190 Angola 9.68 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 67.1% volatile
191 Libya 9.09 current US$ per square kilometre 2006 up 77.8% rising
192 Equatorial Guinea 5.85 current US$ per square kilometre 1996 volatile
193 Chad 0.575 current US$ per square kilometre 1994 up 2,068.6% volatile
194 Central African Republic 0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre 1993 up 657.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Personal remittances, received (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, received (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,259 data points, 1970–2023
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Personal remittances, received (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.