Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 155.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 248.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 248.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 398.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1994 | 516.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 616.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 650.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 730.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 829.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 951.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 1,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 2,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 2,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 2,906 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 3,148 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,803 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 2,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 3,068 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3,735 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 4,915 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 5,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 6,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 7,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 574.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 248.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 829.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 951.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,915 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 6 Jamaica 311,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Tonga 276,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 232,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Curacao 230,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 210,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guatemala 184,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Aruba 175,500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1837 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 248.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.