Remittances received in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 135,997,758,592 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 244,941%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136B | −29.63B | −17.89% |
| 2024 | 166B | +8.63B | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 157B | +10.71B | +7.32% |
| 2022 | 146B | +13.54B | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 133B | +27.54B | +26.18% |
| 2020 | 105B | +7.04B | +7.17% |
| 2019 | 98.17B | +7.41B | +8.17% |
| 2018 | 90.76B | +7.94B | +9.59% |
| 2017 | 82.82B | +7.77B | +10.36% |
| 2016 | 75.05B | +4.9B | +6.99% |
| 2015 | 70.14B | +4.06B | +6.14% |
| 2014 | 66.08B | +2.91B | +4.61% |
| 2013 | 63.17B | +1.31B | +2.12% |
| 2012 | 61.86B | +455M | +0.74% |
| 2011 | 61.4B | +3.75B | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 57.66B | +1.29B | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 56.36B | −7.86B | −12.24% |
| 2008 | 64.22B | +1.4B | +2.23% |
| 2007 | 62.83B | +4.84B | +8.35% |
| 2006 | 57.98B | +8.88B | +18.08% |
| 2005 | 49.11B | +6.48B | +15.19% |
| 2004 | 42.63B | +6.27B | +17.25% |
| 2003 | 36.36B | +8.62B | +31.06% |
| 2002 | 27.74B | +3.64B | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 24.1B | +4.25B | +21.43% |
| 2000 | 19.85B | +2.5B | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 17.35B | +1.88B | +12.13% |
| 1998 | 15.47B | +1.74B | +12.68% |
| 1997 | 13.73B | +856M | +6.65% |
| 1996 | 12.88B | +18.78M | +0.15% |
| 1995 | 12.86B | +1.68B | +15.03% |
| 1994 | 11.18B | +2.4B | +27.28% |
| 1993 | 8.78B | +414M | +4.95% |
| 1992 | 8.37B | +1.6B | +23.58% |
| 1991 | 6.77B | +1.04B | +18.06% |
| 1990 | 5.74B | +1.01B | +21.37% |
| 1989 | 4.73B | +610M | +14.83% |
| 1988 | 4.12B | +410M | +11.05% |
| 1987 | 3.71B | +595M | +19.13% |
| 1986 | 3.11B | +489M | +18.65% |
| 1985 | 2.62B | +201M | +8.31% |
| 1984 | 2.42B | +256M | +11.83% |
| 1983 | 2.16B | +89.86M | +4.33% |
| 1982 | 2.07B | −150M | −6.72% |
| 1981 | 2.22B | +297M | +15.41% |
| 1980 | 1.93B | +859M | +80.4% |
| 1979 | 1.07B | +295M | +38.18% |
| 1978 | 773M | +134M | +21.04% |
| 1977 | 639M | +195M | +44.1% |
| 1976 | 443M | +233M | +110.36% |
| 1975 | 211M | +117M | +125.42% |
| 1974 | 93.47M | +10.75M | +12.99% |
| 1973 | 82.72M | +8.24M | +11.07% |
| 1972 | 74.48M | +15.41M | +26.08% |
| 1971 | 59.07M | +3.57M | +6.44% |
| 1970 | 55.5M | — | — |
Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.
Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much money leaves a country in remittances — mostly the earnings of incomers.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
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Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.