Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in OECD members
OECD members: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate was -3.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in OECD members, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in OECD members is -3.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 179.9% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in OECD members peaked at 222.36 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -5.85 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in OECD members, 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 | 222.36 % change on previous year | +122.4% |
| 1972 | 19.72 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1973 | 32.29 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 1974 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 1975 | 52.83 % change on previous year | +456.5% |
| 1976 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1977 | 25.24 % change on previous year | +748.2% |
| 1978 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 13.46 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 11.63 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1983 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 1984 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4207 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 1986 | 31.76 % change on previous year | +7450.8% |
| 1987 | 22.76 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 9.17 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1989 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1990 | 21.44 % change on previous year | +222.6% |
| 1991 | 7.61 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1992 | 12.6 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7633 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1994 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +299.3% |
| 1995 | 16.86 % change on previous year | +453.1% |
| 1996 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1997 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -127.6% |
| 1998 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -354.4% |
| 1999 | 18.69 % change on previous year | +537.5% |
| 2000 | -0.8295 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2001 | 7.86 % change on previous year | -1047.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 11.42 % change on previous year | +67.8% |
| 2004 | 13.14 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 10.64 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 15.74 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 17.64 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2009 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7971 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2011 | 9.4 % change on previous year | +1078.8% |
| 2012 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2013 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 2014 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2015 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 2016 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 2017 | 9.41 % change on previous year | +101.7% |
| 2018 | 9.41 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2020 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 2021 | 9.63 % change on previous year | -774.1% |
| 2022 | 8 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +49.8% |
| 2024 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2025 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +7450.8% | 0.4207 % change on previous year | 31.76 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1078.8% | 0.7971 % change on previous year | 9.4 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1047.5% | -0.8295 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +774.1% | -1.43 % change on previous year | 9.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.67 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | 44.83 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 222.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.13 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 31.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7 % change on previous year | -1.15 % change on previous year | 21.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 % change on previous year | -5.85 % change on previous year | 17.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 % change on previous year | -3.8 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Mauritania 491.97 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Guinea 151.45 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 150.97 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Vanuatu 143.57 % change on previous year compare
- 5 French Polynesia 137.96 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Egypt 121.64 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in OECD members?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate in OECD members was -3.8 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 222.36 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.85 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.