Households Receiving Remittances (AmericasBarometer)
Share who say they or someone in their household receives remittances — money sent from abroad. AmericasBarometer, 2004–2026.
Period: AmericasBarometer Grand Merge 2004–2023 (free, v1.0) and 2025/26 merged file (v1.0). Method: Weighted by wt, the within-country weight. Share of substantive answers; don't know, refused and not asked are left out of the base. A country needs 300 answers to be shown. Counted as yes: answer yes (Q10A).
Household receives money from abroad (%)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2004–2025–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7.4% | +7.4pp |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 7.3% | +7.3pp |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 6.9% | +6.9pp |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 4.5% | +4.5pp |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.7% | +3.7pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -10.2pp |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 24.3% | -5.6pp |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 37.2% | -5.2pp |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 21.6% | -5.0pp |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 26.5% | -1.8pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 18 | 11.6% | -9.0pp |
Households Receiving Remittances (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Household receives money from abroad (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 37.2% | -5.2pp |
| 2 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 26.5% | -1.8pp |
| 3 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 24.7% | +3.5pp |
| 4 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 24.3% | -5.6pp |
| 5 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 21.6% | -5.0pp |
| 6 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 18.9% | +2.2pp |
| 7 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8.9% | +2.3pp |
| 8 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7.4% | — |
| 9 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 7.3% | — |
| 10 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 6.9% | — |
| 11 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 4.5% | — |
| 12 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4.2% | +0.70pp |
| 13 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.7% | — |
| 14 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 3% | — |
| 15 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.7% | — |
| 16 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2.6% | — |
| 17 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2.3% | — |
| 18 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.3% | — |