{"help": "https://data.iadb.org/fr/api/3/action/help_show?name=resource_show", "success": true, "result": {"access_url": "https://data.iadb.org/dataset/abea491d-2123-4aed-b94a-5dcd057e4fad/resource/494087af-6522-4cc6-a48e-b2d59046d445", "cache_last_updated": null, "cache_url": null, "created": "2026-06-24T16:24:43.688483", "data_notes": {"en": "### What are remittances in this indicator?\n\nRemittances are transfers of money sent by individuals working abroad to family or friends in their home country. They are recorded under secondary income in the current account of the balance of payments.\n\n### How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered?\n\nThe indicator covers 21 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, available at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, over the period 1991 to 2026.\n\n### What units and transformations are available?\n\nValues are available in millions of USD and as percent of GDP, percent of total exports, and percent of total imports, with YTD, fiscal-year (Q4\u2013Q3), and seasonally adjusted variants. Transformations include MA3, MA6, MA12 moving averages and MoM %, QoQ %, and YoY % changes.\n\n### Where do the data come from?\n\nThe data are drawn from national authorities such as Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Bank of Jamaica, and INDEC - Argentina.\n\n### What is this indicator typically used for?\n\nIt is used to assess the importance of migrant income flows for household consumption, external accounts, and development financing, and to compare remittance dependence across Latin American and Caribbean economies.\n\n### How do I cite this indicator?\n\nCite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Remittances.\" data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "es": "### \u00bfQu\u00e9 son las remesas en este indicador?\n\nLas remesas son transferencias de dinero que env\u00edan las personas que trabajan en el extranjero a familiares o amigos en su pa\u00eds de origen. Se registran en el ingreso secundario de la cuenta corriente de la balanza de pagos.\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos pa\u00edses y qu\u00e9 frecuencias y per\u00edodo se cubren?\n\nEl indicador cubre 21 pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, con frecuencia anual, mensual y trimestral, para el per\u00edodo de 1991 a 2026.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 unidades y transformaciones est\u00e1n disponibles?\n\nLos valores est\u00e1n disponibles en millones de USD y como porcentaje del PIB, de las exportaciones totales y de las importaciones totales, con variantes YTD, de a\u00f1o fiscal (Q4\u2013Q3) y ajustadas estacionalmente. Las transformaciones incluyen promedios m\u00f3viles MA3, MA6, MA12 y variaciones MoM %, QoQ % e interanuales.\n\n### \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde provienen los datos?\n\nLos datos provienen de autoridades nacionales como el Banco Central do Brasil, el Banco de Mexico (Banxico), el Bank of Jamaica y el INDEC - Argentina.\n\n### \u00bfPara qu\u00e9 se usa habitualmente este indicador?\n\nSe usa para evaluar la importancia de los flujos de ingresos de los migrantes para el consumo de los hogares, las cuentas externas y el financiamiento del desarrollo, y para comparar la dependencia de las remesas entre econom\u00edas de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo cito este indicador?\n\nC\u00edtelo como: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00abRemittances\u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "fr": "### Que repr\u00e9sentent les envois de fonds dans cet indicateur ?\n\nLes envois de fonds sont des transferts d'argent effectu\u00e9s par des personnes travaillant \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger vers leur famille ou leurs proches dans leur pays d'origine. Ils sont enregistr\u00e9s au titre du revenu secondaire dans le compte courant de la balance des paiements.\n\n### Combien de pays et quelles fr\u00e9quences et p\u00e9riode sont couverts ?\n\nL'indicateur couvre 21 pays d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, disponible \u00e0 fr\u00e9quence annuelle, mensuelle et trimestrielle, sur la p\u00e9riode de 1991 \u00e0 2026.\n\n### Quelles unit\u00e9s et transformations sont disponibles ?\n\nLes valeurs sont disponibles en millions d'USD et en pourcentage du PIB, des exportations totales et des importations totales, avec des variantes YTD, en ann\u00e9e fiscale (T4\u2013T3) et d\u00e9saisonnalis\u00e9es. Les transformations comprennent les moyennes mobiles MA3, MA6, MA12 et les variations MoM %, QoQ % et d'une ann\u00e9e sur l'autre.\n\n### D'o\u00f9 proviennent les donn\u00e9es ?\n\nLes donn\u00e9es proviennent d'autorit\u00e9s nationales telles que le Banco Central do Brasil, le Banco de Mexico (Banxico), le Bank of Jamaica et l'INDEC - Argentina.\n\n### \u00c0 quoi sert habituellement cet indicateur ?\n\nIl sert \u00e0 \u00e9valuer l'importance des flux de revenus des migrants pour la consommation des m\u00e9nages, les comptes ext\u00e9rieurs et le financement du d\u00e9veloppement, et \u00e0 comparer la d\u00e9pendance aux envois de fonds entre les \u00e9conomies d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes.\n\n### Comment citer cet indicateur ?\n\nCitez-le ainsi : Banque interam\u00e9ricaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00ab Remittances \u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "pt_BR": "### O que s\u00e3o as remessas neste indicador?\n\nAs remessas s\u00e3o transfer\u00eancias de dinheiro enviadas por pessoas que trabalham no exterior a familiares ou amigos em seu pa\u00eds de origem. S\u00e3o registradas na renda secund\u00e1ria da conta corrente do balan\u00e7o de pagamentos.\n\n### Quantos pa\u00edses e quais frequ\u00eancias e per\u00edodo s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nO indicador cobre 21 pa\u00edses da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe, dispon\u00edvel em frequ\u00eancia anual, mensal e trimestral, no per\u00edodo de 1991 a 2026.\n\n### Quais unidades e transforma\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis?\n\nOs valores est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis em milh\u00f5es de USD e como percentual do PIB, das exporta\u00e7\u00f5es totais e das importa\u00e7\u00f5es totais, com variantes YTD, de ano fiscal (Q4\u2013Q3) e ajustadas sazonalmente. As transforma\u00e7\u00f5es incluem m\u00e9dias m\u00f3veis MA3, MA6, MA12 e varia\u00e7\u00f5es MoM %, QoQ % e ano a ano.\n\n### De onde v\u00eam os dados?\n\nOs dados prov\u00eam de autoridades nacionais como o Banco Central do Brasil, o Banco de Mexico (Banxico), o Bank of Jamaica e o INDEC - Argentina.\n\n### Para que esse indicador \u00e9 normalmente usado?\n\n\u00c9 usado para avaliar a import\u00e2ncia dos fluxos de renda dos migrantes para o consumo das fam\u00edlias, as contas externas e o financiamento do desenvolvimento, e para comparar a depend\u00eancia de remessas entre as economias da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe.\n\n### Como fa\u00e7o para citar este indicador?\n\nCite assim: Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Remittances\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset."}, "datastore_active": true, "datastore_contains_all_records_of_source_file": false, "description": "Remittances are transfers of money sent by individuals working abroad to family or friends in their home country. They are a major component of current transfers in many economies and are recorded under secondary income in the current account of the balance of payments. Published in the Latin Macro Watch of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), this indicator lets economists, policymakers, and researchers track migrant income flows across Latin America and the Caribbean on a consistent, comparable basis.\n\n### Coverage\nThe series spans 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering the period 1991 to 2026. Values are available in millions of USD as well as percent of GDP, percent of total exports, and percent of total imports, with year-to-date (YTD), fiscal-year (Q4\u2013Q3 aggregation), and seasonally adjusted variants. 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