Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in South Asia
South Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in South Asia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in South Asia is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places South Asia 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +195.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +91.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +195.1% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 39 South Africa 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Tajikistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Liberia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Canada 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Malaysia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Jordan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More social development data for South Asia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,179 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.44 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in South Asia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- South Asia ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.