Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States stood at 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +119.7% | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1984 | +79.3% | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +78.4% | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 29 French Polynesia 0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Pakistan 0.0994 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Montenegro 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 7,369 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 30.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, received (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.