Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita was 31.36 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 31.36 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 36.69 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0513 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific 18th 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0513 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0635 current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1296 current US$ per person | +104.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1961 current US$ per person | +51.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2316 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2363 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2402 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3316 current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4063 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4645 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5405 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6021 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6306 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6069 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5976 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3669 current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3899 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5166 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7416 current US$ per person | +43.6% |
| 1989 | 1.2 current US$ per person | +61.1% |
| 1990 | 1.35 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 2.02 current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 1992 | 2.03 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.11 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.35 current US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 1996 | 4.56 current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 1997 | 4.87 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 4.61 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.07 current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 4.36 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 7.49 current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 7.59 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.14 current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 9.6 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.41 current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 12.99 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 14.09 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 14.72 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.89 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 18.77 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 18.9 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.72 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 21.24 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 21.18 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 28.19 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 30.04 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 28.79 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 27.95 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 28.45 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 29.23 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 33.47 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 36.69 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 31.36 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +104.0% | 0.0635 current US$ per person | 0.1296 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2351 current US$ per person | 0.0513 current US$ per person | 0.4645 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6188 current US$ per person | 0.3669 current US$ per person | 1.2 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 current US$ per person | 1.35 current US$ per person | 4.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.62 current US$ per person | 4.36 current US$ per person | 14.72 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.56 current US$ per person | 16.89 current US$ per person | 30.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.19 current US$ per person | 27.95 current US$ per person | 36.69 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 15 Bahrain 1,674 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 1,587 current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,139 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,757 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 31.36 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 36.69 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0513 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.