This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Turkey statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Turkey statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Turkey-specific metadata information.
| Target name | Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources |
|---|---|
| Indicator name | Volume of remittances made by non-residents as a proportion of total gross domestic product (GDP) |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator | This indicator is expressed by personal remittances, which comprise the compensation of employees and personal transfers received by resident households from non-residents, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). |
| Unit | (%) |
| Available disaggregation | - |
| Calculation | Volume of remittances made by non-residents as a proportion of total gross domestic product (GDP) = (Compensation of Employees + Personal Transfers) / GDP * 100 |
| Comparability | Comparable over time. Produced in full compliance with global metadata. |
| Revision |
Revision Schedule for Balance of Payments: When disseminating the current month’s data except for December; • Short-term external debt data and long-term private external debt data till the year 2002, • For other items, current year’s data as well as previous year’s monthly data, When disseminating the data of December, previous five years’ data of all the items will be subject to revision retrospectively. Apart from these; whenever a large-scale revision is needed in any data that compose the Balance of Payments Statistics, previous years’ data will be subject to revision by informing the public at large. On 31 August 2020, the GDP series was revised due to Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments. Indicator data will be revised depending on the revision in GDP. yillik_gsyh_metod_en.pdf 2018_RBF_EN_UHD_YHG_YGSYH.pdf |
| Other information |
Compensation of Employees are gathered from the Compensation of Employees (credit) item in the Primary Income Balance under Current Account. Personal Transfers are gathered from the Personal Transfers item in the Secondary Income Balance under Current Account. |
| Data source |
Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), TurkStat, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Statistics |
| Data source link | Balance of Payments Statistics https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Kategori/GetKategori?p=ulusal-hesaplar-113&dil=2 |