Remittance inflows to GDP in India
India: Remittance inflows to GDP was 3.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in India, 1975–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in India is 3.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in India peaked at 4.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1975.
That places India 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 44.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.88 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 312.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 66.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.0% (2025)
- Broad money 82.1% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 44.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 87.16 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -495,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in India?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in India was 3.1% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- How does India rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- India ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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
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.