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.
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$), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 3.14 million BoP, current US$ 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.
- South Asia 45,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 45,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 15,524 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 15,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 14,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA blend 13,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 11,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Other small states 8,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 7,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 7,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 7,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 6,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 6,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Small states 6,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA total 5,956 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- European Union 5,613 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 5,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IBRD only 5,378 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 4,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Euro area 4,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- World 4,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 4,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 3,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Caribbean Small States 3,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- OECD members 2,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Least developed countries 2,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 2,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Pre-demographic dividend 2,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 2,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 1,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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 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.