Remittance inflows to GDP in Congo

Congo: Remittance inflows to GDP was 0.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 69.9%
World rank
174th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1999
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
39
1978–2016

Remittance inflows to GDP in Congo, 1978–2016

00.10.20.30.40.51978199720161978: 0.284 %1979: 0.258 %1980: 0.186 %1981: 0.133 %1982: 0.099 %1983: 0.077 %1984: 0.05 %1985: 0.026 %1986: 0.002 %1987: 0 %1988: 0.2 %1989: 0.184 %1990: 0.156 %1991: 0.16 %1992: 0.147 %1993: 0.16 %1994: 0.241 %1995: 0.2 %1996: 0.308 %1997: 0.197 %1998: 0.099 %1999: 0.495 %2000: 0.321 %2001: 0.433 %2002: 0.039 %2003: 0.354 %2004: 0.321 %2005: 0.171 %2006: 0.163 %2007: 0.19 %2008: 0.186 %2009: 0.349 %2010: 0.252 %2011: 0.397 %2012: 0.386 %2013: 0.401 %2014: 0.232 %2015: 0.25 %2016: 0.075 %

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in Congo is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 69.9% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Congo peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.

Congo ranks 174th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 10
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is remittance inflows to gdp in Congo?
Remittance inflows to gdp in Congo was 0.1% in 2016, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
How does Congo rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
Congo ranks 174th out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remittance inflows to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 6,488 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.