Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1967.
That places OECD members 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.4% |
| 1969 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12182.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +191.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +12182.1% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1971 | +191.0% | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1968 | +84.4% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1969 | +81.5% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +36.4% | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- How does OECD members rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 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$)
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- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.