Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income stood at 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Low & middle income ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +80.5% | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 30 Samoa 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Andorra 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Central African Republic 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Haiti 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Liberia 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Aruba 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,487 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Low & middle income rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.