Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Spain 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,810 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 2,763 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,929 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 3,472 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 3,795 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 4,380 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 3,635 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 3,167 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 2,699 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 2,456 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 2,472 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,869 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 3,171 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 3,585 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 3,726 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 4,376 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 4,277 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,279 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 4,648 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 5,268 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 5,533 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 5,857 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 5,805 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6,514 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre | -80.5% |
| 2000 | 1,300 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,403 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1,494 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,804 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 2,026 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 2,275 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 2,568 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 3,359 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 3,690 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3,057 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 3,192 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3,429 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4,186 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 6,069 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 6,258 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,350 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 5,269 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6,015 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 6,669 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 6,419 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6,132 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -80.5% | 6,514 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,154 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,763 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,795 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 3,216 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,456 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,380 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,883 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,514 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,298 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,300 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,690 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,286 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,192 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,669 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,018 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 109 Syria 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ghana 8,596 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 111 Sweden 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 7,876 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 114 Colombia 7,759 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 115 Eswatini 7,684 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Spain was 7,904 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.
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.