Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Personal transfers, receipts

Korea
6.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
64.12 billion BoP, current US$
in 2016
Korea rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

Personal transfers, receipts over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 64.12 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 57.83 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 10.2 times Korea's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 177 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ 31.06 billion BoP, current US$ 26.14 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 5.66 billion BoP, current US$ 56.47 billion BoP, current US$ 50.81 billion BoP, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 64.12 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea as of 2016.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
57.83 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for personal transfers, receipts?
Korea ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,260 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.