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

Brazil
19.58 current US$ per person
in 2021
United States
21.36 current US$ per person
in 2021
Brazil rank
159th
United States rank
156th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
05101520197519982021

How they compare

United States currently reports 21.36 current US$ per person against 19.58 current US$ per person in Brazil, a difference of 1.78 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States ahead.

Brazil ranks 159th and United States ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7115 current US$ per person 0.9728 current US$ per person 0.2613 current US$ per person United States
1980s 0.4858 current US$ per person 1.81 current US$ per person 1.33 current US$ per person United States
1990s 10 current US$ per person 7.99 current US$ per person 2.01 current US$ per person Brazil
2000s 13.98 current US$ per person 16.65 current US$ per person 2.67 current US$ per person United States
2010s 14.42 current US$ per person 20.19 current US$ per person 5.77 current US$ per person United States
2020s 18.33 current US$ per person 20.97 current US$ per person 2.64 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, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 21.36 current US$ per person against 19.58 current US$ per person in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Brazil and United States?
1.78 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Brazil ranks 159th 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.