China vs Middle income: Personal remittances, paid
Personal remittances, paid over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 69.68 billion current US$ against 14.04 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 55.64 billion current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.0 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.88 million current US$ | 4.42 billion current US$ | 4.41 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 137.30 million current US$ | 5.28 billion current US$ | 5.14 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 1.79 billion current US$ | 22.66 billion current US$ | 20.87 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 6.66 billion current US$ | 60.98 billion current US$ | 54.32 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 15.93 billion current US$ | 80.05 billion current US$ | 64.12 billion current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid, China or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 69.68 billion current US$ against 14.04 billion current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid between China and Middle income?
- 55.64 billion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for personal remittances, paid?
- China ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 14th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.