Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita was 17.24 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.24 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.96 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per person, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ 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 | 0.0039 current US$ per person | +2050.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 current US$ per person | +278.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 current US$ per person | +134.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0417 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0565 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0711 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0809 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0882 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1121 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0958 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0965 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1039 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.112 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1861 current US$ per person | +66.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2463 current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2639 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3024 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1906 current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1797 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2104 current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1923 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.996 current US$ per person | +417.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.38 current US$ per person | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 1.88 current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6922 current US$ per person | -63.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8324 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9447 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 2.85 current US$ per person | +202.0% |
| 2003 | 2.87 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.45 current US$ per person | +55.0% |
| 2005 | 4.93 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.86 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 6.44 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 7.97 current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 8.74 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 9.49 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.61 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.03 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.02 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 13.06 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.35 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.89 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 18.87 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 18 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 17.2 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 20.32 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 20.65 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 21.96 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 17.24 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2050.8% | 0.0002 current US$ per person | 0.0039 current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +417.8% | 0.1923 current US$ per person | 0.996 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +329.1% | 0 current US$ per person | 0.0002 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +278.8% | 0.0039 current US$ per person | 0.0147 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +202.0% | 0.9447 current US$ per person | 2.85 current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +134.5% | 0.0147 current US$ per person | 0.0345 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0247 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 0.0711 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1386 current US$ per person | 0.0809 current US$ per person | 0.2639 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7073 current US$ per person | 0.1797 current US$ per person | 1.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 current US$ per person | 0.8324 current US$ per person | 7.97 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 current US$ per person | 8.74 current US$ per person | 18.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.35 current US$ per person | 17.2 current US$ per person | 21.96 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 17 Maldives 1,180 current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,958 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.24 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.96 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.