Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre by country
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
30.66 million current US$ per square kilometre
Bermuda
Lowest
0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre
Central African Republic
Median
15,628 current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
6,437
What the numbers show
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 30.66 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bermuda; the lowest is 0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,628 current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 233,141 current US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 52,400.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 93.8%).
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda | 30.66 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 2.24 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 952,188 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine | 624,143 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 621,068 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 468,489 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 10 | San Marino | 350,685 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | — | rising |
| 11 | Jamaica | 342,262 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Curacao | 319,635 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Tonga | 299,546 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 222,889 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Aruba | 199,142 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 575.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Barbados | 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre | 2017 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 18 | Grenada | 182,636 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 179,635 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 170,588 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 21 | French Polynesia | 167,548 current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Comoros | 154,751 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 144,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Guatemala | 143,781 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 142,546 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 136,442 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 52,400.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 123,035 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 117,518 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Faroe Islands | 113,476 current US$ per square kilometre | 2011 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 103,701 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102,877 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 98,324 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 33 | Samoa | 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 89,061 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 81,340 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 37 | South Korea | 79,808 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 78,042 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 74,742 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 67,869 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Moldova | 64,437 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Honduras | 64,380 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Albania | 62,714 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | France | 60,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Nauru | 59,530 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Montenegro | 58,900 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 57,975 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 57,384 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 57,122 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 56,844 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechia | 56,834 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Armenia | 55,212 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 54,676 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 54 | Gambia | 54,056 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 498.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominica | 53,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovakia | 50,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48,398 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45,613 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 45,267 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 14,213.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Malta | 43,668 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 42,556 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 41,195 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 41,046 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 40,618 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 155.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 39,620 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 1,213.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Austria | 38,677 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Georgia | 38,048 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 35,322 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 34,168 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 33,975 current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 71 | Micronesia (country) | 33,341 current US$ per square kilometre | 2014 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 31,631 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ukraine | 31,170 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 74 | India | 30,060 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 28,327 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Poland | 25,903 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 24,437 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Fiji | 21,545 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 21,392 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 21,170 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 21,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 21,051 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Seychelles | 20,679 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 19,415 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 19,099 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 18,518 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 18,471 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 17,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 17,585 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 16,989 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Kiribati | 16,492 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 16,393 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 818.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 16,084 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 15,858 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 15,703 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 15,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 98 | Portugal | 14,924 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 14,524 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cambodia | 14,383 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 315.8% | volatile |
| 101 | United Kingdom | 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 102 | Estonia | 13,799 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 12,427 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 11,958 current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 11,636 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11,033 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 107 | East Timor | 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Liberia | 8,980 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Syria | 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | up 802.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Ghana | 8,596 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Spain | 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7,876 current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | — | rising |
| 114 | Colombia | 7,759 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 7,684 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 7,640 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Vietnam | 7,450 current US$ per square kilometre | 2004 | — | rising |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,330 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Yemen | 7,142 current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 6,723 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 6,653 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 6,542 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 269.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Kenya | 6,490 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | 5,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 5,761 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 126 | Greece | 5,344 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Indonesia | 4,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Malaysia | 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Palau | 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 130 | Myanmar | 3,912 current US$ per square kilometre | 2019 | up 4,591.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | 3,427 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 3,380 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 1,158.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | 2,819 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Guyana | 2,621 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 2,611 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 76.2% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Finland | 2,196 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Paraguay | 2,077 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 2,048 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Iraq | 1,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 1,924 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 601.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1,917 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Norway | 1,844 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 145 | China | 1,823 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 1,823 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 147 | New Zealand | 1,754 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea | 1,400 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 433.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,384 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Bolivia | 1,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 1,210 current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Laos | 951.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Turkey | 943.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Mali | 927.28 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 919.68 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 3,691.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Cameroon | 909.85 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 157 | United States | 775.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 158 | South Africa | 763.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 755.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Algeria | 752.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 783.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Uruguay | 718.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 162 | Iran | 633.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 2004 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 163 | Tanzania | 630.42 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Sudan | 599.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 594.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Russia | 589.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Brazil | 490.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 396.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Argentina | 329.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Zambia | 322.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 418.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Venezuela | 316.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | 302.51 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Niger | 278.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Mozambique | 256.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | 213.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 6,698.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 137.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 177 | Congo | 128.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Oman | 126.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Kazakhstan | 114.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Australia | 109.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Botswana | 106.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 196.8% | falling |
| 182 | Canada | 94.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 183 | Chile | 89.5 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Namibia | 76.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Gabon | 71.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 2015 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Somalia | 34.59 current US$ per square kilometre | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Mauritania | 12.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | 10.13 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 6,069.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Libya | 9.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 2006 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 6.85 current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.85 current US$ per square kilometre | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | 0.575 current US$ per square kilometre | 1994 | up 2,068.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Central African Republic | 0.2551 current US$ per square kilometre | 1993 | up 657.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.