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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in United States

United States: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
187th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
Years of data
45
1977–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in United States, 1977–2021

000001977199920211977: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in United States stood at 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in United States peaked at 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

That places United States 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in United States, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1977 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1978 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
1979 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1980 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -68.0%
1981 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
1982 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1983 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.0%
1984 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1985 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1986 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +975.4%
1987 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1988 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
1989 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1990 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
1991 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1992 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +30.5%
1993 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1994 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1995 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1996 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1997 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1998 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1999 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +63.9%
2000 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2001 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2002 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2003 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2004 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2005 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2006 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2007 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2008 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2009 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.2%
2010 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2011 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2012 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2013 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2014 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2015 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2016 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2017 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
2018 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2019 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2020 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2021 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in United States 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.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +975.4% 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1999 +63.9% 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980 -68.0% 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1992 +30.5% 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
1980s 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 184 Canada 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 185 Ireland 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 186 Saudi Arabia 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 188 Libya 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 189 Chile 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 190 Angola 0.0002 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 United States?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in United States was 0.0003 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does United States rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
United States ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.

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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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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.