Philippines vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Philippines
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.5% against 0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 9.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 1.2% | 10.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 0.9% | 8.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 0.9% | 8.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Philippines or Upper middle income?
- Philippines, at 8.5% against 0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Philippines and Upper middle income?
- 7.6%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Upper middle income rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Philippines ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). 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.