Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Remittance inflows to GDP

Guatemala
14.7%
in 2020
Nicaragua
14.7%
in 2020
Guatemala rank
21st
Nicaragua rank
20th

Remittance inflows to GDP over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
051015197719982020

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 14.7% against 14.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Guatemala
1990s 2.3% 2.7% 0.3% Nicaragua
2000s 9.4% 8.6% 0.8% Guatemala
2010s 11.0% 10.2% 0.8% Guatemala
2020s 14.7% 14.7% 0.0% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remittance inflows to gdp, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 14.7% against 14.7% in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in remittance inflows to gdp between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for remittance inflows to gdp?
Guatemala ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Remittance inflows to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 6,501 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' 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. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.