Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP by country
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Tonga
Lowest
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Papua New Guinea
Median
0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
6,489
What the numbers show
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga; the lowest is 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0531 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,494.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 52,652.1%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 96.9%).
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 0.3269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Samoa | 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 34.7% | flat |
| 5 | Lebanon | 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 6 | Gambia | 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 319.1% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Honduras | 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Liberia | 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bermuda | 0.2271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Comoros | 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Palestine | 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 103.5% | falling |
| 15 | Lesotho | 0.1967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 546.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Moldova | 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 77.4% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Georgia | 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 0.1361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 25 | Yemen | 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 78.9% | falling |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.1133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Senegal | 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Armenia | 0.1122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 31 | French Polynesia | 0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 34 | Albania | 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 35 | Fiji | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Pakistan | 0.0898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 68.9% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2014 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 45 | Dominica | 0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.0695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Guyana | 0.0688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Faroe Islands | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2011 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Belize | 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 35.5% | flat |
| 55 | Grenada | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Curacao | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 58 | Vietnam | 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2004 | — | rising |
| 59 | Mali | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Burundi | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 5,294.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Kiribati | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 66 | East Timor | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 74 | Myanmar | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2019 | up 2,204.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 77 | Sudan | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 787.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Somalia | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Uganda | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 88 | India | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Colombia | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 401.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Syria | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2010 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1,084.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Ghana | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Belgium | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 52,652.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 104 | Cyprus | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Hungary | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Slovakia | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Belarus | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 112 | Estonia | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 226.9% | rising |
| 116 | Benin | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 118 | Aruba | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 516.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Laos | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Poland | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 122 | San Marino | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 123 | France | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 449.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Algeria | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 935.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Palau | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 131 | Nauru | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Indonesia | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Tanzania | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Austria | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 136 | Seychelles | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 138 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2018 | — | falling |
| 139 | Iran | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2004 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 14,762.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Russia | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Sweden | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Namibia | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 146 | Germany | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 147 | Italy | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Malaysia | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 150 | South Korea | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 151 | Iraq | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 153 | Netherlands | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 154 | Denmark | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 155 | Botswana | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Greece | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Spain | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Israel | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Venezuela | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Brazil | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Macao | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Finland | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 164 | South Africa | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Uruguay | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Argentina | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 167 | New Zealand | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritania | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Norway | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 172 | Gabon | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Hong Kong | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 175 | Japan | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 176 | China | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Turkey | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Chad | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1994 | up 1,798.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Australia | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Oman | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Canada | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 185 | Ireland | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 186 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 187 | United States | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 188 | Libya | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2006 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 189 | Chile | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Angola | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 9,793.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1993 | up 289.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 82.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
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.