Belize - Workers' remittances and compensation of employees

Personal remittances, paid (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, paid (current US$) in Belize was $42,407,420 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $45,607,620 in 2017 and a minimum value of $4,650,000 in 1986.

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
1984 $6,800,000
1985 $6,400,000
1986 $4,650,000
1987 $5,350,000
1988 $6,000,000
1989 $6,000,000
1990 $7,150,000
1991 $5,700,000
1992 $6,000,000
1993 $6,000,000
1994 $6,568,500
1995 $6,881,500
1996 $6,875,000
1997 $7,550,000
1998 $6,900,000
1999 $5,972,125
2000 $6,435,359
2001 $16,029,830
2002 $16,651,090
2003 $19,749,510
2004 $18,013,820
2005 $19,332,240
2006 $20,608,630
2007 $21,454,980
2008 $27,977,570
2009 $22,508,920
2010 $21,991,810
2011 $23,529,360
2012 $26,326,850
2013 $31,523,220
2014 $33,269,800
2015 $41,161,360
2016 $45,202,220
2017 $45,607,620
2018 $42,979,100
2019 $41,881,050
2020 $42,407,420

Personal remittances, received (current US$)

The value for Personal remittances, received (current US$) in Belize was $120,683,600 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of $120,683,600 in 2020 and a minimum value of $12,968,000 in 1994.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1984 $17,750,000
1985 $21,050,000
1986 $24,400,000
1987 $19,350,000
1988 $16,950,000
1989 $21,950,000
1990 $18,450,000
1991 $15,600,000
1992 $19,750,000
1993 $16,500,000
1994 $12,968,000
1995 $13,896,500
1996 $17,250,000
1997 $22,700,000
1998 $23,400,000
1999 $24,416,900
2000 $24,868,380
2001 $28,397,890
2002 $26,836,160
2003 $32,151,080
2004 $33,650,130
2005 $44,693,320
2006 $63,811,950
2007 $73,119,260
2008 $76,489,000
2009 $78,578,400
2010 $78,134,570
2011 $75,323,550
2012 $75,945,650
2013 $74,401,710
2014 $80,334,420
2015 $84,744,070
2016 $96,671,010
2017 $90,214,520
2018 $92,512,740
2019 $96,816,750
2020 $120,683,600

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) in Belize was 7.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 10.53 in 1986, while its lowest value was 2.23 in 1994.

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
1984 8.28
1985 9.90
1986 10.53
1987 6.88
1988 5.30
1989 5.95
1990 4.48
1991 3.51
1992 3.81
1993 2.95
1994 2.23
1995 2.24
1996 2.69
1997 3.47
1998 3.40
1999 3.33
2000 2.99
2001 3.27
2002 2.90
2003 3.27
2004 3.20
2005 4.05
2006 5.27
2007 5.75
2008 5.66
2009 5.97
2010 5.67
2011 5.16
2012 4.99
2013 4.71
2014 4.82
2015 4.92
2016 5.40
2017 4.85
2018 4.83
2019 4.88
2020 7.38

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments