How does Small states rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Small states?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Small states

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

Small states: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 28.2%

Rank

29th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Small states, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

Small states recorded 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Small states peaked at 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Small states ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Small states, 1970 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+379.3%
1972	0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1973	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1974	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1975	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
1976	0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.0%
1977	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.9%
1978	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1979	0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1980	0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1981	0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1982	0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1983	0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1984	0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1985	0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1986	0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
1987	0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1988	0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1989	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1990	0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1991	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1992	0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1993	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1994	0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1995	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1996	0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1997	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1998	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1999	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2000	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2001	0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2002	0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2003	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2004	0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.8%
2005	0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2006	0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2007	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2008	0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.0%
2009	0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2010	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2011	0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2012	0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2013	0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2014	0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2015	0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2016	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2017	0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2018	0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2019	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2020	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
2021	0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2022	0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2023	0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2024	0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2025	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in 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
1971	+379.3%	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1976	+76.0%	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Small states

26 Georgia 0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Senegal 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More economy & growth data for Small states

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,468 current US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,363 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,407 current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Small states?: Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in Small states was 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Small states?: The highest recorded value was 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Small states rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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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Indicator: Personal remittances, received (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: 243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.