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Outward flows by country of destination as percentage of GDP
Country 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Afghanistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Åland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Albania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Algeria 515 .. .. .. .. 905 .. .. 450 414 518 402
American Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Andorra 15,955 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,787 13,209 13,914 13,832 13,194
Angola 119,326 102,420 97,576 92,666 134,473 126,356 115,595 113,194 100,000 94,767 86,374 72,706
Anguilla .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Antarctica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Antigua and Barbuda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Argentina 14,542 10,983 .. .. .. 18,696 .. 8,190 7,239 6,345 5,526 4,821
Armenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Aruba .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Australia 39,674 35,360 33,892 37,755 60,860 50,428 .. .. .. 50,157 .. ..
Austria 6,854 .. .. 5,568 4,883 2,994 .. .. 2,154 .. .. 1,620
Azerbaijan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bahamas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Bahrain .. .. .. .. .. 67 .. .. 75 64 .. 25
Bangladesh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Barbados .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Belgium 71,829 59,336 57,215 63,965 61,376 58,020 53,977 46,642 44,228 43,509 41,672 31,185
Belize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Benin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bermuda 3,214 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bhutan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bolivia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Botswana .. .. .. .. .. 184 .. .. .. 175 .. 140
Bouvet Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brazil 821,276 713,130 687,322 667,928 670,760 644,903 581,869 612,203 596,668 705,615 678,822 646,677
British Indian Ocean Territory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brunei Darussalam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bulgaria 714 600 .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 78 .. 35
Burkina Faso .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Burundi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cambodia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. ..
Cameroon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
Canada 181,645 135,301 135,678 139,924 238,369 246,432 151,087 133,954 132,467 130,607 126,612 112,552
Cape Verde 17,235 13,286 11,562 10,711 14,795 14,380 .. .. 12,333 11,318 10,340 9,652
Cayman Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Central African Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
Chad .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 ..
Chile 186 .. .. .. .. 769 .. .. .. .. .. ..
China 2,006 1,731 914 6,156 .. 934 .. .. 421 322 .. 374
Cocos (Keeling) Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Colombia 1,825 1,382 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234
Comoros .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Congo, Republic of .. .. .. .. .. 255 .. .. .. .. .. 200
Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Costa Rica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25
Croatia 153 127 .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 .. .. 33
Cuba 126 73 .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. 48
Cyprus 562 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 182 124 143
Czech Republic 2,476 775 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 349 93
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 27 .. .. .. 884 .. .. 1,000 .. .. 800
Denmark 3,092 2,737 2,363 2,261 1,784 1,735 .. 1,189 1,058 922 68 17
Djibouti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dominica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dominican Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 .. 153
Eastern Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. 381 .. .. 250 .. .. 269
Egypt 342 .. .. .. .. 131 .. .. 164 .. .. 85
El Salvador .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Equatorial Guinea .. .. .. .. .. 134 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Eritrea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Estonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 .. 23
Ethiopia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Faroe Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Finland 1,258 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 436 .. 353
France 1,405,053 1,205,308 1,258,953 1,284,196 1,346,472 1,122,564 1,243,419 1,190,798 1,161,900 1,145,531 1,111,438 1,079,524
French Guiana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
French Polynesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
French Southern Territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gabon .. .. .. .. .. 43 .. .. .. .. .. 19
Gambia .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Georgia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Germany 224,573 174,363 147,992 182,881 182,762 164,799 171,933 171,166 164,770 162,472 148,456 144,489
Ghana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
Gibraltar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greece 681 612 .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 .. .. 587
Greenland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grenada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guadeloupe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guatemala .. .. .. .. .. 46 .. .. .. .. .. 22
Guernsey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guinea .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Guinea-Bissau 10,079 8,703 .. .. .. 7,168 .. 5,519 4,796 4,067 3,410 2,799
Guyana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Haiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Heard Island and McDonald Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Holy See .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Honduras .. .. .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. .. 10
Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hungary .. 620 .. .. .. 295 .. .. .. 81 .. 87
Iceland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 787
Île Christmas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
India 80,427 73,731 .. .. .. 57,517 .. 33,580 25,941 19,306 14,717 9,493
Indonesia 507 438 .. .. .. .. .. 755 273 241 199 176
Iran (Islamic Republic of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 9 .. 22
Iraq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Ireland 7,755 6,609 6,047 5,602 4,879 .. 3,612 3,314 2,983 2,628 2,310 1,970
Isle of Man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Israel 1,680 .. .. .. .. 583 .. .. 526 408 .. 401
Italy 7,747 6,411 5,945 5,372 11,673 11,258 .. .. .. 2,337 1,845 2,609
Ivory Coast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jamaica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75
Japan .. .. .. .. .. 635 .. .. 550 527 .. 476
Jersey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jordan .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kazakhstan .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Kenya 8 .. .. .. .. 782 .. .. .. .. 366 306
Kiribati .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Korea, Democratic People's Rep. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Korea, Republic of  .. 130 .. .. .. 224 .. .. 65 .. .. 21
Kuwait .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 .. 29
Kyrgyzstan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lao, People's Democratic Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ..
Latvia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 21 16
Lebanon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 21
Lesotho .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Liberia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Libya .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. 39
Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
Luxembourg .. 116,505 113,145 130,134 126,602 121,127 103,009 99,738 96,467 91,295 87,851 82,855
Macau 152,836 125,549 125,296 169,023 166,593 165,000 .. 127,843 127,991 125,683 123,372 120,362
Macedonia, Rep. of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Madagascar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Malawi .. .. .. .. .. 506 .. .. 350 .. .. 305
Malaysia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 ..
Maldives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mali .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Malta .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 31
Marshall Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Martinique .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mauritania .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 10
Mauritius .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mayotte .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mexico 1,052 .. .. .. .. 1,433 .. .. .. .. 483 747
Micronesia, Federal States of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Moldova, Republic of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 ..
Monaco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mongolia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Montserrat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Morocco 2,331 2,107 .. .. .. 1,055 .. .. 1,000 .. .. 533
Mozambique 38,805 31,926 30,582 25,739 29,360 24,779 24,871 22,663 21,114 20,413 20,298 16,556
Myanmar, Burma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. ..
Namibia 36 4,783 .. .. .. 1,322 .. .. 1,862 893 .. 650
Nauru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nepal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Netherlands 32,280 25,893 24,847 23,548 23,409 22,621 46,517 18,992 17,172 15,196 13,799 12,310
Netherlands Antilles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Caledonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 612 .. .. .. 674 .. 290
Nicaragua .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Niger .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nigeria .. .. .. .. .. 66 .. .. .. .. 80 68
Niue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Norfolk Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Northern Mariana Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Norway 609 609 538 6,200 5,775 5,001 4,400 .. .. .. .. ..
Oman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 29 9
Pakistan 19 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 35
Palau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Palestinian territories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Panama 1,973 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 .. 250
Papua New Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Paraguay .. .. .. .. .. 41 .. .. .. .. .. 29
Peru 2,367 .. .. .. .. 942 .. .. .. 263 .. 197
Philippines .. .. .. .. .. 623 .. .. .. .. .. 112
Pitcairn Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Poland 2,191 .. .. .. .. 799 .. .. .. 499 .. 416
Portugal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Puerto Rico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Qatar 1,944 1,614 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 44 .. 18
Reunion Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Romania .. .. .. .. .. 635 .. .. 557 502 .. 214
Russian Federation 765 633 .. .. .. 390 .. .. 241 185 138 115
Rwanda .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Saint Barthlemy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Helena .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Kitts and Nevis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Lucia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Martin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Pierre and Miquelon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
San Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sao Tome and Principe 4,549 2,565 .. .. .. 2,256 .. .. 4,268 3,770 3,338 2,557
Saudi Arabia 130 .. .. .. .. 478 373 .. .. 355 .. 62
Senegal 1 1 .. .. .. 68 .. .. .. 96 230 112
Serbia .. 159 .. .. .. 160 .. .. 53 42 37 32
Seychelles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sierra Leone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Singapore 611 .. .. .. .. 522 .. .. 195 .. .. 43
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) 7 502 .. .. .. 45 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Slovenia .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 54 37 .. 26
Solomon Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Somalia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
South Africa 107,324 75,681 .. .. .. 121,358 .. 71,513 81,571 80,476 77,533 71,565
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Spain 125,382 74,112 77,710 78,125 56,104 53,600 48,653 66,212 62,381 58,031 54,018 49,706
Sri Lanka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sudan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Suriname .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Svalbard and Jan Mayen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Swaziland .. .. .. .. .. 1,026 .. .. .. 1,162 .. 1,250
Sweden 609 2,394 4,523 4,205 3,859 1,702 .. .. .. .. .. 2,561
Switzerland 439,342 336,975 325,459 316,832 314,081 305,128 294,925 288,465 278,692 278,933 270,466 259,565
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 8
Taiwan (Republic of China) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Thailand 1,632 1,206 .. .. .. .. .. 755 190 544 457 339
Timor-Leste 18,789 16,505 .. .. .. .. .. 9,700 8,016 6,289 4,571 2,925
Togo .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. 6
Tokelau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Trinidad and Tobago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tunisia 175 3 .. .. .. 155 .. .. 188 .. .. 116
Turkey 2,824 2,045 .. .. .. 231 .. 634 576 117 78 48
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Turks and Caicos Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tuvalu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uganda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Ukraine 289 221 .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. 29 14
United Arab Emirates 1,607 3,379 .. .. .. 2,723 .. 1,004 .. 332 .. 169
United Kingdom 349,427 263,706 244,252 227,212 202,072 181,244 257,000 171,497 159,336 154,455 142,642 132,387
United Republic of Tanzania .. .. .. .. .. 115 .. .. .. .. 35 28
United States 264,279 202,583 201,227 315,808 194,728 200,070 198,781 195,164 191,987 190,199 185,860 178,865
United States Minor Outlying Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uruguay 2,895 2,661 .. .. .. 1,971 .. .. 1,325 .. 1,685 ..
Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ..
Vanuatu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Venezuela 221,836 185,600 180,959 176,428 172,266 170,267 300,000 165,498 142,157 131,067 124,857 120,767
Vietnam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 .. .. 10
Virgin Islands (British) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Virgin Islands (U.S.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wallis and Futuna Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Western Sahara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Yemen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Zambia .. .. .. .. .. 49 .. .. 42 .. .. 37
Zimbabwe 61 .. .. .. .. 1,243 .. .. 1,110 .. .. 1,155
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