Pacific island small states - Workers' remittances and compensation of employees

Personal remittances, paid (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, paid (current US$) in Pacific island small states was $152,428,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $193,524,300 in 2016 and a minimum value of $42,016 in 1971.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

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Year Value
1971 $42,016
1972 $48,828
1973 $214,454
1974 $142,273
1975 $103,416
1976 $354,386
1977 $494,533
1978 $565,791
1979 $15,397,280
1980 $13,783,780
1981 $14,824,450
1982 $34,507,260
1983 $27,213,750
1984 $29,281,470
1985 $31,529,160
1986 $36,739,460
1987 $40,497,270
1988 $38,799,040
1989 $47,424,480
1990 $44,788,770
1991 $50,465,840
1992 $47,447,510
1993 $40,615,740
1994 $49,209,210
1995 $53,153,670
1996 $88,010,210
1997 $72,652,830
1998 $57,136,450
1999 $63,862,790
2000 $30,545,720
2001 $34,395,520
2002 $30,877,710
2003 $30,451,510
2004 $41,951,680
2005 $55,413,320
2006 $75,229,690
2007 $59,794,950
2008 $69,237,140
2009 $99,169,610
2010 $129,968,100
2011 $144,790,400
2012 $134,529,300
2013 $148,903,300
2014 $149,484,200
2015 $153,104,100
2016 $193,524,300
2017 $181,764,900
2018 $161,748,100
2019 $158,380,700
2020 $152,428,000

Personal remittances, received (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, received (current US$) in Pacific island small states was $936,522,300 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $936,522,300 in 2020 and a minimum value of $607,910 in 1972.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.

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Year Value
1971 $793,770
1972 $607,910
1973 $2,062,167
1974 $4,513,935
1975 $6,694,577
1976 $5,374,446
1977 $11,541,870
1978 $18,057,360
1979 $24,727,340
1980 $32,572,620
1981 $37,859,680
1982 $47,096,180
1983 $53,856,820
1984 $54,739,130
1985 $86,315,580
1986 $91,753,140
1987 $99,964,460
1988 $89,330,700
1989 $90,366,200
1990 $102,259,100
1991 $88,060,340
1992 $104,135,500
1993 $97,246,850
1994 $91,660,980
1995 $79,360,830
1996 $113,194,200
1997 $96,752,380
1998 $75,653,150
1999 $79,849,860
2000 $106,131,200
2001 $202,604,000
2002 $220,468,400
2003 $240,216,200
2004 $257,477,600
2005 $396,286,600
2006 $429,589,400
2007 $426,056,300
2008 $422,449,100
2009 $458,086,100
2010 $475,962,900
2011 $509,557,900
2012 $578,569,000
2013 $613,756,000
2014 $642,446,400
2015 $714,027,800
2016 $713,104,800
2017 $700,797,100
2018 $762,500,700
2019 $819,220,400
2020 $936,522,300

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) in Pacific island small states was 9.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 9.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.05 in 1980.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1979 1.06
1980 1.05
1981 1.41
1982 3.07
1983 3.71
1984 3.56
1985 5.91
1986 5.67
1987 6.47
1988 5.76
1989 5.62
1990 5.73
1991 4.66
1992 5.06
1993 4.51
1994 3.92
1995 3.25
1996 4.29
1997 3.65
1998 3.46
1999 2.71
2000 4.02
2001 7.27
2002 7.53
2003 6.81
2004 6.21
2005 7.86
2006 8.08
2007 7.23
2008 6.70
2009 7.80
2010 7.25
2011 6.61
2012 7.07
2013 7.22
2014 6.96
2015 7.92
2016 7.54
2017 6.86
2018 7.16
2019 7.79
2020 9.95

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments