Honduras vs United States: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Honduras
7.20 billion current US$
in 2021
United States
7.09 billion current US$
in 2021
Honduras rank
27th
United States rank
28th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

  • Honduras
  • United States
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B197419972021

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 7.20 billion current US$ against 7.09 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 110.43 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States ahead.

Honduras ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.27 million current US$ 216.67 million current US$ 215.40 million current US$ United States
1980s 13.69 million current US$ 439.70 million current US$ 426.01 million current US$ United States
1990s 143.49 million current US$ 2.13 billion current US$ 1.99 billion current US$ United States
2000s 1.60 billion current US$ 4.91 billion current US$ 3.31 billion current US$ United States
2010s 3.68 billion current US$ 6.47 billion current US$ 2.79 billion current US$ United States
2020s 6.40 billion current US$ 6.96 billion current US$ 563.96 million current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, Honduras or United States?
Honduras, at 7.20 billion current US$ against 7.09 billion current US$ in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received between Honduras and United States?
110.43 million current US$, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and United States?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Honduras and United States rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
Honduras ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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$.