Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in European Union
European Union: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in European Union, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in European Union stood at 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in European Union peaked at 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places European Union 8th 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$), per unit of GDP in European Union, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +600.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +600.6% | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +41.7% | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Mauritius 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in European Union?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in European Union was 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does European Union rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- European Union ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.