Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1987–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in 2021.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 27,100 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1987.
United Kingdom ranks 101st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 6,723 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 6,963 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 8,676 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 8,635 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8,405 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 7,308 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 8,138 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 5,783 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1996 | 5,875 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6,816 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 5,754 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 22,515 current US$ per square kilometre | +291.3% |
| 2000 | 20,974 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 20,484 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 21,639 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 23,513 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 24,546 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 24,987 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 25,238 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27,100 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 24,780 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 21,672 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 20,466 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 21,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 20,439 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 19,859 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20,408 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 20,681 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18,940 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 17,810 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 18,144 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17,422 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 13,426 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom 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 | +291.3% | 5,754 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,515 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,448 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,963 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 8,791 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,754 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,515 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,493 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,484 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,100 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,525 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,422 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,076 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,867 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 98 Portugal 14,924 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 Japan 14,524 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 100 Cambodia 14,383 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 102 Estonia 13,799 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 103 Lithuania 12,427 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Togo 11,958 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 14,308 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27,100 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,659 current US$ per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.