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REMITTANCES TO SELECTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, 2010-2011

($ millions)

Country 2010 2011 Percent change 
Mexico $21,271 $22,731 6.9%
Guatemala 4,127 4,377 6.1
Colombia 4,023 4,168 3.6
El Salvador 3,540 3,650 3.1
Dominican Republic 2,908 3,131 7.7
Honduras 2,529 2,862 13.2
Peru 2,534 2,697 6.4
Ecuador 2,324 2,673 15.0
Haiti 1,971 2,057 4.4
Jamaica 1,911 2,025 6.0
Other 11,762 10,629 -9.6
Total $57,600 (1)
$61,000 6.0%

(1) Total revised to reflect the definition of remittances in the Balance of Payments Manual of the International Monetary Fund. Individual country data were not revised.

Source: Inter-American Development Bank/MIF.

 
REMITTANCES TO SELECTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, 2007-2008

($ millions)

Country 2007 2008 Percent change 
Mexico

$23,979

$25,145

4.9%

Brazil

7,075

7,200

1.8

Colombia

4,520

4,842

7.1

Guatemala

4,128

4,315

4.5

El Salvador

3,695

3,788

2.5

Dominican Republic

3,120

3,111

-0.3

Peru

2,900

2,960

2.1

Ecuador

3,085

2,822

-8.5

Honduras

2,561

2,701

5.5

Jamaica

1,975

2,033

2.9

Other

8,444

9,188

8.8

Total

$65,482

$68,105

4.0%

 

Source: Inter-American Development Bank/MIF.

 
REMITTANCES TO SELECTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, 2008-2009

($ millions)

Country 2008 2009 Percent change 
Mexico $25,145 $21,132 -16.0%
Brazil 7,200 4,746 -34.1
Colombia 4,842 4,134 -14.6
Guatemala 4,315 3,912 -9.3
El Salvador 3,788 3,465 -8.5
Dominican Republic 3,111 2,790 -10.3
Peru 2,960 2,665 -10.0
Ecuador 2,822 2,495 -11.6
Honduras 2,701 2,483 -8.1
Jamaica 2,033 1,798 -11.6
Other 10,283 9,180 -10.7
Total $69,200 $58,800 -15.0%

Source: Inter-American Development Bank/MIF.

 
REMITTANCES TO SELECTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, 2009-2010

($ millions)

Country 2009 2010 Percent change 
Mexico $21,132 $21,271 0.7%
Brazil 4,746 4,044 -14.8
Colombia 4,134 4,023 -2.7
Guatemala 3,912 4,127 5.5
El Salvador 3,465 3,540 2.2
Dominican Republic 2,790 2,908 4.2
Peru 2,665 2,534 -4.9
Honduras 2,483 2,529 1.9
Ecuador 2,495 2,324 -6.9
Jamaica 1,798 1,911 6.3
Other 9,180 9,689 5.5
Total $58,800 $58,900 0.2%

Source: Inter-American Development Bank/MIF.