Remittance inflows to GDP in Thailand

Thailand: Remittance inflows to GDP was 1.7% in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
1.7%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
111th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1985
All-time low
0.1%
in 1975
Years of data
46
1975–2020

Remittance inflows to GDP in Thailand, 1975–2020

00.511.522.5197519972020

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in Thailand is 1.7%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Thailand peaked at 2.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.

That places Thailand 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.7% 5
1980s 1.7% 1.2% 2.3% 10
1990s 1.0% 0.4% 1.3% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 1.4% 10
2010s 1.5% 1.3% 1.6% 10
2020s 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 108 Malawi 1.8% compare
  2. 109 Czech Republic 1.7% compare
  3. 110 Estonia, Republic of 1.7% compare
  4. 112 Belarus, Republic of 1.6% compare
  5. 113 Paraguay 1.6% compare
  6. 114 Burundi 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remittance inflows to gdp in Thailand?
Remittance inflows to gdp in Thailand was 1.7% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1985.
What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
How does Thailand rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
Thailand ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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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
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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.