Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income is 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
That places Low & middle income 23rd 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 56 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +295.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +295.1% | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +57.5% | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +44.5% | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 20 Haiti 0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Jamaica 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Yemen 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Cape Verde 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Egypt 0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Georgia 0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,732 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Low & middle income rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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$)
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- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.