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Indicator 17.3.2: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

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Personal transfers from US resident immigrants to foreign residents as a percentage of GDP

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Year Value
2000 0.229
2001 0.25
2002 0.254
2003 0.245
2004 0.249
2005 0.24
2006 0.249
2007 0.256
2008 0.261
2009 0.251
2010 0.246
2011 0.234
2012 0.233
2013 0.236
2014 0.239
2015 0.243
2016 0.246
2017 0.248
2018 0.248

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

Actual indicator available Personal transfers as a percentage of GDP
Actual indicator available - description Personal transfers (sometimes called remittances) from U.S. resident immigrants to foreign residents
Date of national source publication 3/2019
Method of computation
Periodicity Annual
Scheduled update by national source 6/2019
U.S. method of computation Personal transfers divided by GDP, expressed as a percentage
Comments and limitations
Date metadata updated 5/2019
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement Percentage
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period 2000-2018
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP
Target name Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources.
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 1
UN custodial agency World Bank
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Organisation U.S. International Transactions in Secondary Income
Agency Staff Name Andrew Craig
Agency Survey Dataset U.S. International Transactions in Secondary Income
Notes
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