Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita was 17.03 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 17.03 current US$ per person for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 21.68 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 current US$ per person | +329.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 current US$ per person | +2050.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 current US$ per person | +278.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0341 current US$ per person | +134.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0557 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0702 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0798 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.087 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1106 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0945 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0952 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1026 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1105 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1836 current US$ per person | +66.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2431 current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2604 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2984 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1881 current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1773 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2077 current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1898 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9828 current US$ per person | +417.8% |
| 1996 | 1.04 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 current US$ per person | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 1.85 current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6832 current US$ per person | -63.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8216 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9325 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 2.82 current US$ per person | +202.1% |
| 2003 | 2.84 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.4 current US$ per person | +55.0% |
| 2005 | 4.86 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 5.12 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.78 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 6.36 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 7.86 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 8.63 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 9.36 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.48 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.89 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.86 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 12.88 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.16 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.66 current US$ per person | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 18.62 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.76 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 16.98 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.46 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 20.05 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 20.38 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 21.68 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 17.03 current US$ per person | -21.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2050.8% | 0.0002 current US$ per person | 0.0038 current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +417.8% | 0.1898 current US$ per person | 0.9828 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +329.1% | 0 current US$ per person | 0.0002 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +278.8% | 0.0038 current US$ per person | 0.0145 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +202.1% | 0.9325 current US$ per person | 2.82 current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +134.5% | 0.0145 current US$ per person | 0.0341 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0244 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 0.0702 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1367 current US$ per person | 0.0798 current US$ per person | 0.2604 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.698 current US$ per person | 0.1773 current US$ per person | 1.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 current US$ per person | 0.8216 current US$ per person | 7.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.93 current US$ per person | 8.63 current US$ per person | 18.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.09 current US$ per person | 16.98 current US$ per person | 21.68 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 18 Austria 1,174 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 1,156 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Norway 1,120 current US$ per person compare
- 21 Cyprus 1,108 current US$ per person compare
- 22 Aruba 1,081 current US$ per person compare
- 23 Netherlands 1,007 current US$ per person compare
- 24 Palau 990.75 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,843 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 17.03 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.68 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.