Remittance inflows to GDP in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Remittance inflows to GDP was 16.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
16.5%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
18th
of 197 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 1998
All-time low
7.4%
in 2005
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Remittance inflows to GDP in Palestine, State of, 1995–2020

5101520251995200720201995: 17.7 %1996: 15.9 %1997: 16.6 %1998: 26 %1999: 25.7 %2000: 20 %2001: 20.1 %2002: 21.7 %2003: 7.8 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 7.4 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 10.1 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.6 %2011: 10.2 %2012: 14.2 %2013: 11 %2014: 12.9 %2015: 13 %2016: 13.5 %2017: 14.8 %2018: 17.4 %2019: 18.4 %2020: 16.5 %

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 16.5% for remittance inflows to gdp in 2020.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Palestine, State of peaked at 26.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2005.

Palestine, State of ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Remittance inflows to GDP in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Remittance inflows to GDP (%) in Palestine, State of, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 17.7%
1996 15.9% -10.3%
1997 16.6% +4.2%
1998 26.0% +56.9%
1999 25.7% -1.3%
2000 20.0% -22.0%
2001 20.1% +0.5%
2002 21.7% +7.8%
2003 7.8% -64.0%
2004 8.7% +10.8%
2005 7.4% -14.8%
2006 8.7% +17.6%
2007 10.3% +18.6%
2008 10.1% -1.5%
2009 9.3% -7.8%
2010 9.6% +2.5%
2011 10.2% +6.6%
2012 14.2% +39.4%
2013 11.0% -22.6%
2014 12.9% +17.1%
2015 13.0% +0.8%
2016 13.5% +4.1%
2017 14.8% +8.9%
2018 17.4% +18.0%
2019 18.4% +5.7%
2020 16.5% -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.4% 15.9% 26.0% 5
2000s 12.4% 7.4% 21.7% 10
2010s 13.5% 9.6% 18.4% 10
2020s 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is remittance inflows to gdp in Palestine, State of?
Remittance inflows to gdp in Palestine, State of was 16.5% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
How does Palestine, State of rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
Palestine, State of ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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
197 places, 6,501 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.