Barbados vs Eswatini: Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Barbados
85.18 million current US$
in 2017
Eswatini
132.17 million current US$
in 2021
Barbados rank
154th
Eswatini rank
152nd
Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time
- Barbados
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 132.17 million current US$ against 85.18 million current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 46.99 million current US$.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 154th and Eswatini ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.48 million current US$ | 10.75 million current US$ | 265,417 current US$ | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 15.91 million current US$ | 60.42 million current US$ | 44.50 million current US$ | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 64.14 million current US$ | 88.17 million current US$ | 24.03 million current US$ | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 116.53 million current US$ | 77.10 million current US$ | 39.44 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 150.24 million current US$ | 89.54 million current US$ | 60.70 million current US$ | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, Barbados or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 132.17 million current US$ against 85.18 million current US$ in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received between Barbados and Eswatini?
- 46.99 million current US$, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eswatini?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Eswatini rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Barbados ranks 154th and Eswatini ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.