Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre by country

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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
174
Highest
3.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
0.5679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Chad
Median
8,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
56
1968–2023
Data points
5,924

What the numbers show

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 3.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 0.5679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 8,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 66,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 5,551.4%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 92.3%).

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 3.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 95.7% rising
2 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 12.5% falling
3 Malta 693,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 27.9% volatile
4 Lebanon 641,655 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% rising
5 El Salvador 398,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 109.5% volatile
6 Jamaica 311,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 63.2% volatile
7 Tonga 276,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 85.5% volatile
8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 232,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 116.3% volatile
9 Curacao 230,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 2.4% falling
10 Dominican Republic 210,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 138.9% volatile
11 Guatemala 184,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 280.0% volatile
12 Aruba 175,500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 42.4% volatile
13 Bangladesh 168,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 58.8% volatile
14 Comoros 161,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 173.2% volatile
15 Mauritius 157,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 3.7% rising
16 Marshall Islands 154,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 389.6% volatile
17 Haiti 136,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 110.7% volatile
18 Qatar 125,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 152.8% rising
19 Grenada 115,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 6.6% rising
20 Saint Lucia 102,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 100.4% rising
21 Philippines 99,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 51.5% volatile
22 Luxembourg 98,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 72.6% volatile
23 Sri Lanka 96,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 5.5% volatile
24 Sao Tome and Principe 95,130 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 250.4% volatile
25 Samoa 91,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 70.2% volatile
26 Barbados 89,114 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2017 down 57.4% volatile
27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 84,906 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 110.7% volatile
28 Honduras 79,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 190.2% volatile
29 Antigua and Barbuda 76,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 18.9% rising
30 Cape Verde 74,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 72.4% volatile
31 Nepal 72,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 92.6% volatile
32 South Korea 65,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 10.6% volatile
33 Serbia 64,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 48.4% rising
34 Cyprus 58,645 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 54.3% volatile
35 Albania 51,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 37.7% rising
36 Croatia 50,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 75.7% rising
37 Belgium 50,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 1,010.9% volatile
38 Gambia 49,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 390.8% volatile
39 Georgia 45,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 155.3% volatile
40 Jordan 45,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 19.5% volatile
41 Dominica 42,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 30.2% volatile
42 Cayman Islands 41,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 6.3% flat
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 42.0% rising
44 Nicaragua 38,724 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 332.4% volatile
45 India 37,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 68.0% volatile
46 Trinidad and Tobago 37,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 33.6% volatile
47 Portugal 36,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1998 down 0.5% rising
48 Pakistan 34,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 80.5% volatile
49 Moldova 34,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% volatile
50 Mexico 32,572 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 174.2% volatile
51 Armenia 32,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 4.5% volatile
52 Micronesia (country) 31,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2014 up 31.2% rising
53 Montenegro 31,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 49.3% rising
54 Bermuda 30,061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2017 up 601.2% rising
55 Morocco 26,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 70.7% volatile
56 Palestine 25,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 56.3% volatile
57 Fiji 24,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 177.2% volatile
58 Ecuador 21,934 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 122.4% volatile
59 Romania 21,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 78.5% volatile
60 Uzbekistan 21,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 99.3% volatile
61 Nigeria 21,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% volatile
62 Rwanda 20,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 211.9% rising
63 Azerbaijan 20,022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 2.6% volatile
64 Egypt 19,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% volatile
65 Seychelles 19,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 26.3% volatile
66 Thailand 17,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 85.3% volatile
67 Tunisia 15,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 29.2% volatile
68 Senegal 15,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 84.1% volatile
69 Cambodia 15,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 231.6% volatile
70 Kyrgyzstan 14,927 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 25.7% volatile
71 North Macedonia 14,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 44.8% rising
72 Bulgaria 14,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 39.1% rising
73 Lithuania 14,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 50.7% volatile
74 East Timor 12,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 544.7% volatile
75 Japan 12,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 100.1% volatile
76 Costa Rica 11,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 5.0% rising
77 Latvia 11,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 17.8% volatile
78 Togo 10,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2020 up 97.1% volatile
79 Poland 10,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 11.5% volatile
80 Ghana 10,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 24.3% volatile
81 United Kingdom 10,181 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 20.4% falling
82 Nauru 9,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 92.3% volatile
83 Tajikistan 9,909 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 44.1% volatile
84 Czechia 9,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 0.7% rising
85 Colombia 9,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 129.3% volatile
86 Liberia 8,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 131.0% volatile
87 Zimbabwe 8,523 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 74.7% volatile
88 Italy 8,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 14.0% volatile
89 Turks and Caicos Islands 7,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2018 — rising
90 Syria 7,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2010 up 91.4% rising
91 Uganda 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 62.5% rising
92 Indonesia 7,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 90.2% volatile
93 Tuvalu 7,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 19.9% volatile
94 Kenya 7,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 217.6% volatile
95 Yemen 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 194.0% rising
96 Hungary 7,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 65.0% volatile
97 Slovakia 6,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 15.9% rising
98 Ukraine 6,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 33.1% rising
99 Burundi 6,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 370.4% volatile
100 Panama 6,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 8.4% volatile
101 Spain 5,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1998 up 92.5% rising
102 Guinea-Bissau 5,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 191.6% volatile
103 Kiribati 5,763 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 10.3% volatile
104 Belize 5,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 60.9% volatile
105 Slovenia 5,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 142.6% volatile
106 Sierra Leone 4,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 352.4% volatile
107 Netherlands 3,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 41.5% falling
108 Cote d'Ivoire 3,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 498.6% volatile
109 Austria 3,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% falling
110 Switzerland 3,547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1999 up 20.7% rising
111 Peru 3,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 61.8% volatile
112 Eswatini 3,148 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 297.2% volatile
113 Bhutan 2,793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 986.2% volatile
114 Benin 2,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 36.8% volatile
115 Myanmar 2,643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2019 up 2,555.4% volatile
116 Iraq 2,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 58.0% volatile
117 Greece 2,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 40.0% volatile
118 Guyana 2,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 42.0% volatile
119 Paraguay 2,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 49.8% volatile
120 Palau 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 47.9% falling
121 Solomon Islands 2,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 308.6% volatile
122 Guinea 2,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 435.8% volatile
123 Burkina Faso 1,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 78.6% volatile
124 Belarus 1,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 34.8% volatile
125 Malawi 1,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 385.2% volatile
126 South Sudan 1,599 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 10.3% flat
127 New Zealand 1,546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2022 down 11.8% rising
128 Estonia 1,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 54.5% volatile
129 Cameroon 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 346.9% volatile
130 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 226.5% volatile
131 Bolivia 1,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 21.6% volatile
132 Tanzania 1,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 226.9% volatile
133 Afghanistan 1,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2020 up 219.9% volatile
134 Suriname 915.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 2,000.4% volatile
135 Laos 870.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 148.9% volatile
136 Sweden 843.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 17.6% volatile
137 Mali 788.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% volatile
138 New Caledonia 757.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 278.5% volatile
139 Algeria 748.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 5,060.1% volatile
140 Uruguay 747.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 32.3% rising
141 Turkey 738.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 48.1% volatile
142 Vanuatu 701.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2022 up 5,551.4% volatile
143 Iceland 673.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 904.6% volatile
144 China 660.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2018 up 33.9% volatile
145 France 650.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 51.3% volatile
146 Sudan 552.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2022 up 73.4% volatile
147 French Polynesia 534.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2016 down 87.1% volatile
148 Madagascar 479.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 18.3% volatile
149 Brazil 478.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 88.1% volatile
150 Ethiopia 477.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 35.2% volatile
151 Niger 423.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 523.1% volatile
152 Russia 352.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 159.0% volatile
153 Argentina 337.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 159.0% volatile
154 Zambia 330.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 355.1% volatile
155 Venezuela 292.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2016 up 77.9% rising
156 Djibouti 291.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2012 up 758.6% volatile
157 Finland 270.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 18.6% volatile
158 Lesotho 218.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 44.5% falling
159 Mauritania 161.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 116.3% volatile
160 Mozambique 136.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 31.1% volatile
161 Oman 126.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1995 down 10.2% rising
162 Kazakhstan 111.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 11.2% volatile
163 Mongolia 86.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 36.5% volatile
164 Ireland 78.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2011 down 78.3% falling
165 Norway 76.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1991 up 216.9% volatile
166 Congo 50.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 478.3% volatile
167 Namibia 50.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 35.4% volatile
168 Botswana 46.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 441.1% volatile
169 Germany 46.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 198.8% volatile
170 Gabon 15.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2015 up 176.4% volatile
171 Angola 9.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 67.1% volatile
172 Libya 3.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2006 unchanged rising
173 Papua New Guinea 1.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 88.7% volatile
174 Chad 0.5679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1994 up 2,041.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

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

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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 5,924 data points, 1968–2023
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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.