Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Faroe Islands, 1998–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2011. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.
Faroe Islands ranks 55th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +59.9% | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 52 Serbia 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Kiribati 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Tunisia 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Ukraine 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Ecuador 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Faroe Islands
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -7.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 279,001 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 40,467 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 494,217 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Faroe Islands?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Faroe Islands was 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Faroe Islands ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2011.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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$)
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- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.