How does World rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?

World ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World

Name: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

World: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 19.8%

Rank

14th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

All-time low

0 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1967

Years of data

1966–2025

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, 1966–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in World is 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in World peaked at 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1967.

That places World 14th 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 60 years of available data.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, 1966 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1966	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1967	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1968	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+85.1%
1969	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+81.1%
1970	0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15863.7%
1971	0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+161.7%
1972	0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1973	0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1974	0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1975	0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.4%
1976	0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1977	0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1978	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1979	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1980	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1981	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1982	0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1983	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1984	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1985	0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1986	0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1987	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1988	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1989	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1990	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1991	0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1992	0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1993	0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1994	0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1995	0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1996	0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1997	0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1998	0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1999	0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2000	0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2001	0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2002	0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2003	0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2004	0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2005	0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2006	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2007	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2008	0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2009	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2010	0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2011	0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2012	0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2013	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2014	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2015	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2016	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2017	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2018	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2019	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2020	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2021	0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2022	0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2023	0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2024	0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2025	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in World 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	+15863.7%	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1971	+161.7%	0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1968	+85.1%	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1969	+81.1%	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1975	+43.4%	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	0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near World

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
16 Qatar 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 Marshall Islands 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in World?: Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in World was 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
How does World rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?: World ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

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.