Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 44.7% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2315.8% |
| 1976 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +178.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +2315.8% | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | +178.4% | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Mauritius 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Palau 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Bahrain 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Qatar 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 7,369 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 30.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States was 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.