Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia stood at 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places Europe & Central Asia 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +600.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +600.9% | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +41.5% | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 3 San Marino 0.1193 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Libya 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Kuwait 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Lebanon 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Maldives 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Oman 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5,268 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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$)
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- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.