Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita was 3.37 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 3.37 current US$ per person for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.1% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 10.26 current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 current US$ per person, in 1972.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0249 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0147 current US$ per person | -40.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0346 current US$ per person | +135.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4128 current US$ per person | +1091.8% |
| 1975 | 1.62 current US$ per person | +293.4% |
| 1976 | 2.05 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 2.39 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 3.24 current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 1979 | 4.47 current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 5.55 current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 4.18 current US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1982 | 3.66 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 3.47 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 3.07 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 3.07 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.94 current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 4.06 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.84 current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 3.2 current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 3.28 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.09 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 3.15 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.77 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.05 current US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 1.98 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.16 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2.17 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.14 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.69 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 2.8 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.58 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.94 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 2.94 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.96 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.15 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.37 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.71 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 4.54 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 5.46 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 7.06 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 7.23 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.95 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 7.13 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 10.26 current US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 8.53 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 8.14 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 9.01 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 8.35 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.96 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.96 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.24 current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 10.23 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.41 current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 3.37 current US$ per person | -64.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1091.8% | 0.0346 current US$ per person | 0.4128 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +293.4% | 0.4128 current US$ per person | 1.62 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +135.6% | 0.0147 current US$ per person | 0.0346 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 current US$ per person | 0.0147 current US$ per person | 4.47 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.8 current US$ per person | 3.07 current US$ per person | 5.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 current US$ per person | 1.98 current US$ per person | 3.28 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 current US$ per person | 2.58 current US$ per person | 5.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 current US$ per person | 6.3 current US$ per person | 10.26 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.19 current US$ per person | 3.37 current US$ per person | 10.24 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 36 Croatia 508.54 current US$ per person compare
- 37 Ireland 498.48 current US$ per person compare
- 38 Grenada 449.82 current US$ per person compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 423.06 current US$ per person compare
- 40 Malta 398.02 current US$ per person compare
- 41 Sweden 396.53 current US$ per person compare
- 42 Montenegro 387.55 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.37 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.