Belgium: Remittances, percent of GDP

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 Belgium

Remittances as percent of GDP

 Latest value 2.29
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1975 - 2023
 Average 1.70
 Min - Max 0.85 - 2.46
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 2.29 percent, a decline from 2.3 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 5.13 percent, based on data from 174 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 1975 to 2023 is 1.7 percent. The minimum value, 0.85 percent, was reached in 1987 while the maximum of 2.46 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Belgium - Remittances, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Belgium - Remittances, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1975-2023




Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.

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