Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 17.5%
Rank
49th
of 218 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
21
1996–2016

Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2016

00.20.40.60.81996200620161996: 0.623 %1997: 0.615 %1998: 0.555 %1999: 0.5 %2000: 0.51 %2001: 0.447 %2002: 0.491 %2003: 0.499 %2004: 0.482 %2005: 0.43 %2006: 0.392 %2007: 0.403 %2008: 0.448 %2009: 0.49 %2010: 0.534 %2011: 0.548 %2012: 0.507 %2013: 0.523 %2014: 0.529 %2015: 0.604 %2016: 0.71 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 49th out of 218 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2016.
Year % Change
1996 0.6%
1997 0.6% -1.3%
1998 0.6% -9.6%
1999 0.5% -10.0%
2000 0.5% +1.9%
2001 0.4% -12.3%
2002 0.5% +9.9%
2003 0.5% +1.7%
2004 0.5% -3.4%
2005 0.4% -10.8%
2006 0.4% -8.8%
2007 0.4% +2.6%
2008 0.4% +11.2%
2009 0.5% +9.5%
2010 0.5% +8.9%
2011 0.5% +2.7%
2012 0.5% -7.5%
2013 0.5% +3.1%
2014 0.5% +1.1%
2015 0.6% +14.2%
2016 0.7% +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

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  2. 47 Thailand 0.5% compare
  3. 48 Saint Lucia 0.5% compare
  4. 49 Qatar 0.5% compare
  5. 50 Rwanda 0.4% compare
  6. 51 Estonia 0.4% compare
  7. 52 Philippines 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis)?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 49th out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
Is outbound mobility ratio to east asia and the pacific, both sexes (uis) rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
392 places, 8,021 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release