Remittance inflows to GDP in Japan
Japan: Remittance inflows to GDP was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in Japan, 1977–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, remittance inflows to gdp in Japan stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 231.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Japan peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Japan ranks 172nd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 14.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1,825.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 70.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 116.3% (2025)
- Broad money 246.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 117.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 187.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 149.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 140,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in Japan?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Japan was 0.1% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Japan ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.