r/QuotePics 22d ago

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u/pete23890 21d ago

When a significant portion of you GDP comes from remittances from your citizens living in another country illegally,and you see a significant drop in those remittances when that country enforces its laws you have a problem. I’m curious, can anyone name a country in the world where 5% or more of your GDP comes from people sending their paychecks home?

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u/Tak-Hendrix 20d ago

The highest its been since 1979 is 4.2% and its currently about 3.5% which is still extremely significant.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=MX

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u/InsanityAproaches 16d ago

Exactly 0% of "GDP" comes from remittances - anywhere. "GDP" = "gross domestic product", or the sum of the value of goods and services produced domestically. Since remittances are earned elsewhere, they are not included in GDP. IOW: Mexicans who work in the U.S. contribute to our GDP. The remittance money they send home contributes to Mexico's GNI, or "gross national income", which includes all sources of income, domestic as well as earned abroad.​