How does South Korea rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.

Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea

Name: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.8%

World rank

150th

of 192 countries

All-time high

0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1976–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1976–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

That places South Korea 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1976 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.4%
1978	0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.6%
1979	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
1980	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+469.9%
1981	0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1982	0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1983	0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1984	0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1985	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1986	0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.7%
1987	0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1988	0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1989	0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.4%
1990	0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1991	0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1992	0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1993	0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1994	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1995	0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1996	0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1997	0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1998	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.1%
1999	0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.6%
2000	0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2001	0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2002	0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2003	0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2004	0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2005	0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
2006	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2007	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2008	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.4%
2009	0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2010	0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2011	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2012	0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2013	0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2014	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2015	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2016	0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2017	0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2018	0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2019	0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2020	0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2021	0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in South Korea 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
1980	+469.9%	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+89.1%	0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1977	+70.4%	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near South Korea

147 Italy 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
148 Malaysia 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
149 Ethiopia 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 Iraq 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 Switzerland 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 Netherlands 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does South Korea rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 21 September 2026

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.