Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — North America

Remittances received in North America in 2025 — 9,878,011,823 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 4,839%.

2025 9.88B US$ +3.29% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11.28B US$2023
Period minimum 80M US$1980

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Remittances received — North America, 1977–202505B10B15B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 200,000,000 US$1978: 220,000,000 US$1979: 230,000,000 US$1980: 80,000,000 US$1981: 80,000,000 US$1982: 80,000,000 US$1983: 80,000,000 US$1984: 80,000,000 US$1985: 80,000,000 US$1986: 908,000,000 US$1987: 994,000,000 US$1988: 995,000,000 US$1989: 1,020,000,000 US$1990: 1,170,000,000 US$1991: 1,300,000,000 US$1992: 1,796,000,000 US$1993: 1,820,000,000 US$1994: 1,943,000,000 US$1995: 2,665,450,124 US$1996: 2,738,614,597 US$1997: 2,762,323,810 US$1998: 2,932,453,434 US$1999: 4,903,130,051 US$2000: 4,949,559,608 US$2001: 5,124,188,719 US$2002: 5,205,318,060 US$2003: 5,344,291,477 US$2004: 5,561,662,793 US$2005: 5,728,656,853 US$2006: 7,336,181,997 US$2007: 7,846,617,834 US$2008: 8,054,192,064 US$2009: 8,282,511,677 US$2010: 8,390,573,551 US$2011: 8,506,636,419 US$2012: 8,748,376,017 US$2013: 9,174,425,004 US$2014: 9,189,987,399 US$2015: 9,297,646,940 US$2016: 9,065,268,190 US$2017: 9,121,140,785 US$2018: 9,683,323,618 US$2019: 9,908,011,767 US$2020: 9,222,933,366 US$2021: 9,580,110,826 US$2022: 10,281,350,535 US$2023: 11,282,511,659 US$2024: 9,563,437,898 US$2025: 9,878,011,823 US$
Change over the period: +9.68B (+4,839.01%) Average annual rate: 8.46 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 9.88B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 9.88B +315M +3.29%
2024 9.56B −1.72B −15.24%
2023 11.28B +1B +9.74%
2022 10.28B +701M +7.32%
2021 9.58B +357M +3.87%
2020 9.22B −685M −6.91%
2019 9.91B +225M +2.32%
2018 9.68B +562M +6.16%
2017 9.12B +55.87M +0.62%
2016 9.07B −232M −2.5%
2015 9.3B +108M +1.17%
2014 9.19B +15.56M +0.17%
2013 9.17B +426M +4.87%
2012 8.75B +242M +2.84%
2011 8.51B +116M +1.38%
2010 8.39B +108M +1.3%
2009 8.28B +228M +2.83%
2008 8.05B +208M +2.65%
2007 7.85B +510M +6.96%
2006 7.34B +1.61B +28.06%
2005 5.73B +167M +3%
2004 5.56B +217M +4.07%
2003 5.34B +139M +2.67%
2002 5.21B +81.13M +1.58%
2001 5.12B +175M +3.53%
2000 4.95B +46.43M +0.95%
1999 4.9B +1.97B +67.2%
1998 2.93B +170M +6.16%
1997 2.76B +23.71M +0.87%
1996 2.74B +73.16M +2.74%
1995 2.67B +722M +37.18%
1994 1.94B +123M +6.76%
1993 1.82B +24M +1.34%
1992 1.8B +496M +38.15%
1991 1.3B +130M +11.11%
1990 1.17B +150M +14.71%
1989 1.02B +25M +2.51%
1988 995M +1M +0.1%
1987 994M +86M +9.47%
1986 908M +828M +1,035%
1985 80M +0 +0%
1984 80M +0 +0%
1983 80M +0 +0%
1982 80M +0 +0%
1981 80M +0 +0%
1980 80M −150M −65.22%
1979 230M +10M +4.55%
1978 220M +20M +10%
1977 200M

About the indicator

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.