Brazil: Remittances

For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1975 to 2021. The average value for Brazil during that period was 1445.62 million U.S. dollars with a minimum of 0 million U.S. dollars in 1975 and a maximum of 3845.14 million U.S. dollars in 2021. The latest value from 2021 is 3845.14 million U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 132 countries is 3715.25 million U.S. dollars. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Remittances are the money sent home by people who work in a foreign country. These are, for example, the money sent to Mexico by Mexican workers in the U.S.

Definition: 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.