Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada
Grenada: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 62.10 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada, 1986–2021
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 62.10 million current US$ for personal remittances and foreign aid received in 2021.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada peaked at 70.43 million current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.28 million current US$, in 1991.
That places Grenada 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 16.78 million current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 22.33 million current US$ | +33.1% |
| 1988 | 23.52 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 16.85 million current US$ | -28.3% |
| 1990 | 17.97 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 8.28 million current US$ | -53.9% |
| 1992 | 8.60 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 18.36 million current US$ | +113.6% |
| 1994 | 26.16 million current US$ | +42.5% |
| 1995 | 19.85 million current US$ | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 20.96 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 21.52 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 22.06 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 23.15 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 24.23 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 24.31 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.76 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.28 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.11 million current US$ | +90.3% |
| 2005 | 34.11 million current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 35.23 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 36.30 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.74 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.34 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.40 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 37.07 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 38.01 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.53 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 40.91 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 43.35 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 45.07 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 47.27 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 47.99 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.37 million current US$ | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 70.43 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 62.10 million current US$ | -11.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 62.10 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 979.33 million current US$, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 62.10 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 416.24 million current US$, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +113.6% | 8.60 million current US$ | 18.36 million current US$ |
| 2004 | +90.3% | 25.28 million current US$ | 48.11 million current US$ |
| 1991 | -53.9% | 17.97 million current US$ | 8.28 million current US$ |
| 1994 | +42.5% | 18.36 million current US$ | 26.16 million current US$ |
| 2005 | -29.1% | 48.11 million current US$ | 34.11 million current US$ |
| 1989 | -28.3% | 23.52 million current US$ | 16.85 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.87 million current US$ | 16.78 million current US$ | 23.52 million current US$ | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.69 million current US$ | 8.28 million current US$ | 26.16 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.44 million current US$ | 24.23 million current US$ | 48.11 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.80 million current US$ | 36.40 million current US$ | 63.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.26 million current US$ | 62.10 million current US$ | 70.43 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 159 Chile 66.48 million current US$ compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 63.26 million current US$ compare
- 161 Namibia 62.98 million current US$ compare
- 163 Botswana 60.58 million current US$ compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 51.03 million current US$ compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 46.48 million current US$ compare
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Grenada was 62.10 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 70.43 million current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Grenada rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Grenada ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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$.