Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in High income
High income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate was -13.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in High income, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in High income stood at -13.8 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 319.3% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in High income peaked at 244.71 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -13.8 % change on previous year, in 2025.
High income ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in High income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 100 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 244.71 % change on previous year | +144.7% |
| 1972 | 20.28 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1973 | 33.24 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1974 | 12.89 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1975 | 58.19 % change on previous year | +351.3% |
| 1976 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1977 | 26.73 % change on previous year | +245.4% |
| 1978 | 31.53 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 15.5 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 1980 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1981 | 13.29 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1983 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 1984 | -0.2492 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1985 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -831.4% |
| 1986 | 21.33 % change on previous year | +1070.5% |
| 1987 | 17.71 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 11.73 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 20.08 % change on previous year | +98.2% |
| 1991 | 9.59 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 1992 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1994 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 11.18 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 1996 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1997 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1998 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -332.7% |
| 1999 | 13.6 % change on previous year | +425.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2001 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +611.5% |
| 2002 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.83 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 2004 | 12.31 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 9.75 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 14.24 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 21.29 % change on previous year | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 22 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2009 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2011 | 14.15 % change on previous year | +1272.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3941 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2013 | 8.61 % change on previous year | -2284.1% |
| 2014 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2015 | -7.38 % change on previous year | -306.7% |
| 2016 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2017 | 7.13 % change on previous year | +332.4% |
| 2018 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2020 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -272.0% |
| 2021 | 9.03 % change on previous year | -442.2% |
| 2022 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2023 | 21.67 % change on previous year | +561.7% |
| 2024 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 2025 | -13.8 % change on previous year | -319.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2284.1% | -0.3941 % change on previous year | 8.61 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1272.4% | 1.03 % change on previous year | 14.15 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1070.5% | 1.82 % change on previous year | 21.33 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +831.4% | -0.2492 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.67 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | 50.09 % change on previous year | 7.74 % change on previous year | 244.71 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.95 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 21.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.86 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 20.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 % change on previous year | -5.21 % change on previous year | 22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 % change on previous year | -7.38 % change on previous year | 14.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 % change on previous year | -13.8 % change on previous year | 21.67 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 10 Libya 91.29 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ghana 74.14 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 61.92 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Congo 60.96 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 57.75 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Lithuania 55.91 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Türkiye 54.33 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in High income?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in High income was -13.8 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 244.71 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.8 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does High income rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- High income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.