Afghanistan vs United States: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Afghanistan
20.19 current US$ per person
in 2020
United States
21.36 current US$ per person
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
157th
United States rank
156th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United States
0510152025197719992021

How they compare

United States currently reports 21.36 current US$ per person against 20.19 current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.17 current US$ per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United States ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 157th and United States ranks 156th of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States Difference Ahead
2000s 4.25 current US$ per person 18.18 current US$ per person 13.92 current US$ per person United States
2010s 14.06 current US$ per person 20.19 current US$ per person 6.13 current US$ per person United States
2020s 20.19 current US$ per person 20.59 current US$ per person 0.3965 current US$ per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Afghanistan or United States?
United States, at 21.36 current US$ per person against 20.19 current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Afghanistan and United States?
1.17 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 157th and United States ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.