Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Central America

Remittances received in Central America in 2025 — 88,029,484,808 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 49,174.8%.

2025 88.03B US$ −22.72% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 114B US$2024
Period minimum 179M US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Remittances received — Central America, 1977–2025050B100B150B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 178,649,997 US$1978: 218,490,000 US$1979: 444,999,997 US$1980: 1,185,139,999 US$1981: 1,382,830,004 US$1982: 1,431,499,997 US$1983: 1,595,540,001 US$1984: 1,823,619,995 US$1985: 1,903,510,003 US$1986: 2,063,591,093 US$1987: 2,337,090,002 US$1988: 2,865,390,005 US$1989: 3,298,470,005 US$1990: 3,786,028,896 US$1991: 3,903,834,915 US$1992: 4,883,258,784 US$1993: 5,245,547,558 US$1994: 5,659,119,148 US$1995: 6,237,716,362 US$1996: 6,894,757,807 US$1997: 7,710,386,081 US$1998: 8,930,766,959 US$1999: 9,327,724,805 US$2000: 10,856,884,855 US$2001: 13,950,399,457 US$2002: 16,122,221,777 US$2003: 22,685,965,977 US$2004: 27,202,248,500 US$2005: 31,852,575,571 US$2006: 37,659,048,669 US$2007: 39,861,815,153 US$2008: 39,962,618,917 US$2009: 34,473,932,406 US$2010: 34,925,763,582 US$2011: 37,054,968,818 US$2012: 37,921,780,087 US$2013: 38,558,044,519 US$2014: 41,408,838,933 US$2015: 43,636,058,212 US$2016: 47,529,526,160 US$2017: 53,214,511,218 US$2018: 58,800,964,708 US$2019: 64,464,787,635 US$2020: 69,790,061,124 US$2021: 88,746,563,962 US$2022: 100,514,982,572 US$2023: 109,432,248,172 US$2024: 113,914,465,024 US$2025: 88,029,484,808 US$
Change over the period: +87.85B (+49,174.83%) Average annual rate: 13.79 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 88.03B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 88.03B −25.88B −22.72%
2024 114B +4.48B +4.1%
2023 109B +8.92B +8.87%
2022 101B +11.77B +13.26%
2021 88.75B +18.96B +27.16%
2020 69.79B +5.33B +8.26%
2019 64.46B +5.66B +9.63%
2018 58.8B +5.59B +10.5%
2017 53.21B +5.68B +11.96%
2016 47.53B +3.89B +8.92%
2015 43.64B +2.23B +5.38%
2014 41.41B +2.85B +7.39%
2013 38.56B +636M +1.68%
2012 37.92B +867M +2.34%
2011 37.05B +2.13B +6.1%
2010 34.93B +452M +1.31%
2009 34.47B −5.49B −13.73%
2008 39.96B +101M +0.25%
2007 39.86B +2.2B +5.85%
2006 37.66B +5.81B +18.23%
2005 31.85B +4.65B +17.1%
2004 27.2B +4.52B +19.91%
2003 22.69B +6.56B +40.71%
2002 16.12B +2.17B +15.57%
2001 13.95B +3.09B +28.49%
2000 10.86B +1.53B +16.39%
1999 9.33B +397M +4.44%
1998 8.93B +1.22B +15.83%
1997 7.71B +816M +11.83%
1996 6.89B +657M +10.53%
1995 6.24B +579M +10.22%
1994 5.66B +414M +7.88%
1993 5.25B +362M +7.42%
1992 4.88B +979M +25.09%
1991 3.9B +118M +3.11%
1990 3.79B +488M +14.78%
1989 3.3B +433M +15.11%
1988 2.87B +528M +22.61%
1987 2.34B +273M +13.25%
1986 2.06B +160M +8.41%
1985 1.9B +79.89M +4.38%
1984 1.82B +228M +14.29%
1983 1.6B +164M +11.46%
1982 1.43B +48.67M +3.52%
1981 1.38B +198M +16.68%
1980 1.19B +740M +166.32%
1979 445M +227M +103.67%
1978 218M +39.84M +22.3%
1977 179M

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.