China vs United Kingdom: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

China
0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United Kingdom
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
China rank
176th
United Kingdom rank
174th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United Kingdom ahead.

China ranks 176th and United Kingdom ranks 174th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1990s 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, China or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between China and United Kingdom?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
China ranks 176th and United Kingdom ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.