Remittances received in South America in 2025 — 35,057,618,171 US$. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 6,696.7%.
1986–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.06B | +2.95B | +9.18% |
| 2024 | 32.11B | +3.35B | +11.66% |
| 2023 | 28.76B | +1.59B | +5.85% |
| 2022 | 27.17B | +2.44B | +9.89% |
| 2021 | 24.72B | +4.71B | +23.53% |
| 2020 | 20.01B | −282M | −1.39% |
| 2019 | 20.3B | +1.03B | +5.37% |
| 2018 | 19.26B | +1.46B | +8.19% |
| 2017 | 17.8B | +1.26B | +7.63% |
| 2016 | 16.54B | +630M | +3.96% |
| 2015 | 15.91B | +1.12B | +7.58% |
| 2014 | 14.79B | −570M | −3.71% |
| 2013 | 15.36B | +160M | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 15.2B | −529M | −3.36% |
| 2011 | 15.73B | +765M | +5.11% |
| 2010 | 14.96B | +183M | +1.24% |
| 2009 | 14.78B | −1.94B | −11.63% |
| 2008 | 16.73B | +956M | +6.06% |
| 2007 | 15.77B | +1.86B | +13.36% |
| 2006 | 13.91B | +2.5B | +21.91% |
| 2005 | 11.41B | +1.4B | +13.96% |
| 2004 | 10.01B | +1.2B | +13.66% |
| 2003 | 8.81B | +1.63B | +22.72% |
| 2002 | 7.18B | +982M | +15.84% |
| 2001 | 6.2B | +774M | +14.27% |
| 2000 | 5.42B | +503M | +10.22% |
| 1999 | 4.92B | +1.1B | +28.83% |
| 1998 | 3.82B | −134M | −3.39% |
| 1997 | 3.95B | −176M | −4.26% |
| 1996 | 4.13B | −831M | −16.75% |
| 1995 | 4.96B | +956M | +23.88% |
| 1994 | 4B | +1.63B | +68.95% |
| 1993 | 2.37B | −467M | −16.47% |
| 1992 | 2.84B | +571M | +25.21% |
| 1991 | 2.27B | +997M | +78.55% |
| 1990 | 1.27B | +602M | +90.32% |
| 1989 | 667M | +112M | +20.25% |
| 1988 | 555M | −184M | −24.95% |
| 1987 | 739M | +223M | +43.25% |
| 1986 | 516M | — | — |
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.
Economy Gross national incomeThe income received by the residents of a country — including what is earned abroad, but without what foreigners earn inside it.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.