Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP
DEFINITION:
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 69.89$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Jamaica | 41.15$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Aruba | 27.21$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Belize | 18.1$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 5 | The Bahamas | 17.99$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.32$ per $1,000 of GDP | 1990 | ||
| 7 | Haiti | 13.82$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Barbados | 12.94$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Costa Rica | 10.44$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Bolivia | 7.07$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Suriname | 6.71$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Panama | 5.88$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.65$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.42$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Grenada | 4.22$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.63$ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 17 | Peru | 2.07$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Argentina | 1.52$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Venezuela | 1.5$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 20 | El Salvador | 1.41$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 1.21$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Nicaragua | 1.09$ per $1,000 of GDP | 1983 | ||
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.04$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Guatemala | 1.04$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.881$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Brazil | 0.626$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Colombia | 0.458$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Dominica | 0.353$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.316$ per $1,000 of GDP | 1985 | ||
| 30 | Honduras | 0.121$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Uruguay | 0.119$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Chile | 0.052$ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Mexico | 0.04$ per $1,000 of GDP | 1982 |
