Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income stood at 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.4% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
That places Low income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +127.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +127.6% | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 21 Tuvalu 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Curaçao 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Tonga 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Switzerland 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Low income rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.