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Data is available on the UN SDG database but it has not been verified or approved by the responsible agency.

Volume of remittances

As per the IAEG-SDG methodology, the volume of personal remittances data are sourced from IMF’s Balance of Payments Statistics database and then gap-filled with World Bank staff estimates. GDP data, sourced from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI) database is used as the denominator. GDP data collection is conducted from national and international sources through an annual survey of economists in the Bank’s country office network – the World Bank’s principal mechanism for gathering quantitative macroeconomic information on its member countries.

National Metadata

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

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is The Treasury
Reporting Year
2018
Caveat
Data is available on the UN SDG database but it has not been verified or approved by the responsible agency.
Indicator status
Exploring data sources
Indicator description

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

Methodology

nil

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

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
Indicator number
17.3.2
Target number
17.3
Target name

Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

Global indicator description

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

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
World Bank
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 212kb)

Sources

Source 1
Dataset title
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Data custodian

World Bank

Update frequency
Infrequently
Earliest available data
2018
Link to data source
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent data release
2017
Other information

As per the IAEG-SDG methodology, the volume of personal remittances data are sourced from IMF’s Balance of Payments Statistics database and then gap-filled with World Bank staff estimates. GDP data, sourced from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI) database is used as the denominator. GDP data collection is conducted from national and international sources through an annual survey of economists in the Bank’s country office network – the World Bank’s principal mechanism for gathering quantitative macroeconomic information on its member countries.

Tier
Tier 1

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic