Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Canada
Canada: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Canada stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 198th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 5% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Canada?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Canada was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Canada ranks 198th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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