Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Ireland
Ireland: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1% for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Ireland peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +186.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 15% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +186.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 374.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Ireland?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Ireland was 0.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Ireland ranks 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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