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Remittances and FDI

Migrant remittances and net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows.

Personal remittances Remittances flow directly to households, while FDI inflows FDI inflows fund business investment.

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Remittances

Personal remittances received from abroad as a percentage of GDP from the World Bank.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS
Unit of measure
percent
Year
1970–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15

FDI inflows

Net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a percentage of GDP according to the World Bank.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Unit of measure
percent
Year
1970–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15
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0.01.53.04.56.07.5199020002010202020251.90.9
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FDI inflowsRemittances

Remittances

Personal remittances received from abroad as a percentage of GDP from the World Bank.

About this series

Personal remittances received, % of GDP. World Bank.

Indicator definition

Personal remittances received as a percentage of GDP from the World Bank. See also: FDI inflows.

How to read the data

Money sent home. Pair: FDI inflows. Do not add them into a new series.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 9a7295c7745b
Longseries, “Remittances”. World Bank Open Data (BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS), 1970–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 9a7295c7745b9213035ebb606a8240dda9d2bc1f787351216bed52d06c254c7a. https://longseries.com/en/d/remittances/

Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — India; lowest — United States

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearIndia20253.8%3.8%
Czechia20251.3%1.3%
France20251.2%1.2%
Poland20250.9%0.9%
Sweden20250.8%0.8%
World20250.8%0.8%
Italy20250.5%0.5%
Germany20250.5%0.5%
Remaining locations (7)
    Data coverage
    • Poland: 1994–2025; observations: 32; missing years: 0

    Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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    32 rows for Poland

    Time range:
    0.00.51.01.52.02.53.0199420002010202020250.9
    Year

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    Poland

    Period statistics

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    Poland

    0.5→0.9

    Total change
    +0.4 pp
    Period
    1994–2025

    Poland: 0.5 (1994) → 0.9 (2025). Difference: +0.4 pp. Peak value of 2.8 in 2007; lowest value of 0.5 in 1996.

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    Format:
    Personal remittances received (% of GDP), World Bank — Poland
    YearCountryValue
    2025Poland0.9%
    2024Poland0.9%
    2023Poland1.1%
    2022Poland1.1%
    2021Poland1.2%
    2020Poland1.2%
    2019Poland1.2%
    2018Poland1.3%
    2017Poland1.4%
    2016Poland1.4%
    2015Poland1.4%
    2014Poland1.4%
    2013Poland1.4%
    2012Poland1.4%
    2011Poland1.5%
    2010Poland1.6%
    2009Poland2.3%
    2008Poland2.3%
    2007Poland2.8%
    2006Poland2.8%

    FDI inflows

    Net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a percentage of GDP according to the World Bank.

    About this series

    Foreign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP. World Bank.

    Indicator definition

    Foreign direct investment (FDI), net inflows as a percentage of GDP from the World Bank.

    How to read the data

    A signed flow. Pair: Remittances. Not Current account.

    Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 0350c6fecdfb
    Longseries, “FDI inflows”. World Bank Open Data (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), 1970–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 0350c6fecdfb78f90db388ebc20cb0829a695dcb2f7ee09008183028b426f847. https://longseries.com/en/d/fdi-inflows/

    Latest values

    Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Brazil; lowest — Italy

    Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

    15 places — sorted by value, highest first
    Country
    Highest value in the comparable yearBrazil2025+3.407%+3.4%
    Sweden2025+2.8625%+2.9%
    Czechia2025+2.6862%+2.7%
    France2025+2.1693%+2.2%
    Poland2025+1.9341%+1.9%
    United Kingdom2025+1.9145%+1.9%
    Germany2025+1.8846%+1.9%
    Spain2025+1.4734%+1.5%
    Remaining locations (7)
      Data coverage
      • Poland: 1990–2025; observations: 36; missing years: 0

      Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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      36 rows for Poland

      Time range:
      0.0%+1.5%+3.0%+4.5%+6.0%+7.5%19902000201020202025+1.9%
      Year

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      Poland

      Period statistics

      Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.

      Poland

      +0.1%→+1.9%

      Total change
      +1.8 pp
      Period
      1990–2025

      Poland: +0.1% (1990) → +1.9% (2025). Difference: +1.8 pp. Peak value of +6.2% in 2006; lowest value of +0.1% in 1990.

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      Format:
      Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), World Bank — Poland
      YearCountryValue
      2025Poland+1.9341%
      2024Poland+2.2452%
      2023Poland+4.3892%
      2022Poland+6.0063%
      2021Poland+5.4431%
      2020Poland+3.315%
      2019Poland+3.1546%
      2018Poland+3.348%
      2017Poland+2.3781%
      2016Poland+3.8161%
      2015Poland+3.2955%
      2014Poland+3.8509%
      2013Poland+0.259%
      2012Poland+1.5289%
      2011Poland+3.5713%
      2010Poland+3.9449%
      2009Poland+3.1811%
      2008Poland+2.721%
      2007Poland+5.825%
      2006Poland+6.2079%