Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Switzerland, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 152nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 149 Ethiopia 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 South Korea 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Iraq 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Netherlands 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Denmark 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Botswana 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Switzerland?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Switzerland was 0.0038 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.