Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Upper middle income ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +100.0% | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 37 Seychelles 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Montenegro 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Malaysia 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Niger 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Suriname 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,890 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Upper middle income rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.