Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 2005–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands is 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 123,029 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Marshall Islands 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 131,907 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 144,407 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 139,678 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 128,138 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 131,037 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 123,416 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 123,029 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 129,093 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 136,419 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 144,898 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 151,889 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 157,444 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 169,167 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 174,723 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 180,278 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 185,834 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135,033 current US$ per square kilometre | 128,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 144,407 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 149,036 current US$ per square kilometre | 123,029 current US$ per square kilometre | 180,278 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,612 current US$ per square kilometre | 185,834 current US$ per square kilometre | 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 14 Dominican Republic 222,889 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Aruba 199,142 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Barbados 198,083 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Grenada 182,636 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 179,635 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Bangladesh 170,588 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 191,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,029 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
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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.