Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita
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 capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 671.69$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Barbados | 519.37$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 3 | El Salvador | 413.02$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 286.92$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Guyana | 267.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Honduras | 249.28$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Guatemala | 240.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Mexico | 211.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Grenada | 206.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Belize | 157.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Ecuador | 154.06$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Aruba | 119.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Nicaragua | 116.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Haiti | 115.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 108.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Costa Rica | 97.29$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Colombia | 74.44$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Dominica | 55.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Peru | 51.49$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Paraguay | 45.43$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Panama | 38.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Bolivia | 36.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Uruguay | 23.59$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Brazil | 18.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 12.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Argentina | 10.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Suriname | 8.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Venezuela | 5.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Chile | 0.184$ per capita | 2005 |
