Indicator 17.3.2 - Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP
Personal transfers from US resident immigrants to foreign residents as a percentage of GDP
Personal transfers from US resident immigrants to foreign residents as a percentage of GDP
Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | World Bank |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Personal transfers from US resident immigrants to foreign residents as a percentage of GDP |
| Actual indicator available | Personal transfers as a percentage of GDP |
| Description of actual indicator available | Personal transfers (sometimes called remittances) from U.S. resident immigrants to foreign residents |
| Method of computation | Personal transfers divided by GDP, expressed as a percentage |
| Comments and limitations | |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | 2007-2015 |
| Unit of measure | percentage |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | |
| Date of public data release from National source | November 2016 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | December 2016 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | December 2016 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Andrew Craig |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | Andrew.Craig@bea.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | Table 5.1. U.S. International Transactions in Secondary Income |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | http://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTableHtml.cfm?reqid=62&step=6&isuri=1&6210=1&6200=62 |
| International and National References |