Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia
Central Asia: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 5.6% for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia peaked at 7.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
Central Asia ranks 2nd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +150.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia 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 | +150.5% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 4.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 1 Tajikistan 47.9% compare
- 2 Tonga 42.6% compare
- 3 Lebanon 33.3% compare
- 4 Nicaragua 26.6% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 26.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Central Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.56 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 486,459 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,916 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,720 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 470,301 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 10.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.39 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 10.77 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Central Asia was 5.6% 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Central Asia rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Central Asia ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia 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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