Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
Low income ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +166.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +213.1% |
| 1979 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +213.1% | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +166.7% | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Togo 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Philippines 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Albania 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Burundi 0.0812 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Low income rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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$)
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.