Due to the spread of the covid-19, family remittances sent to the country fell in March, April and May; however, the trend was reversed in June, when a 9% year-on-year variation was registered.
The most recent data from the Bank of Guatemala show that in the first six months of 2020 the country received remittances for $4.88 billion, an amount that is 1% lower than the $4.92 billion registered in the same period in 2019.
During the first six months of 2019, family remittances sent to Guatemala totaled $4.927 million, 12% more than the same period last year, growth that is higher than the 9% reported from January to June 2018.
The latest figures from the Bank of Guatemala detail that in June 2019 the country received remittances of $882 million, amount that is 10% higher than the $801 million registered in the same month of 2018.
Last year, the flow of family remittances registered by the country reached the highest annual amount, with $9.288 million, 13% more than in 2017.
The most recent figures from the Bank of Guatemala show that in December 2018 the country received $843 million in remittances, 17% more than the $720 million recorded in the same month in 2017.
In the first ten months of the year, income from family remittances totaled $7.687 million, 13% higher than reported in the same period in 2017.
The latest data from the Bank of Guatemala show that in October 2018 the country received $864 million in remittances, 19% more than the $728 million registered in the same month in 2017.
During the first nine months of the year, income from family remittances reached $6,824 million, 12% higher than the amount reported for the same period in 2017.
The most recent figures from the Bank of Guatemala show that in September 2018 the country received remittances of $746 million, which is 11% higher than the $672 million reported for the same month in 2017.
Between January and September the flow of remittances received by the country totaled $6.097 billion, up from the $5.4 billion received up until August.
Figures from the Bank ofGuatemalashow that in September last year the country received $607 million in remittances, while in the same month this year the figure rose to $672 million.
In July, the country received $707 million in remittances, accumulating a total of $5.4 billion so far this year, up 16% from the same period in 2016.
Figures from the Bank of Guatemala show that in July last year the country received $619 million in remittances, while in July this year the figure rose to $707 million.
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