Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

Guatemala
0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nicaragua
0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Guatemala rank
18th
Nicaragua rank
21st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
00.050.10.150.2197719992021

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1990s 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2010s 0.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2020s 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Guatemala, at 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Guatemala ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.