Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Americas
Americas: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Americas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Americas stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Americas peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Americas ranks 21st of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,094 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.9 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Americas?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Americas was 1.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Americas ranks 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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