Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita was 3.23 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in IDA total, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in IDA total is 3.23 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 52.6% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in IDA total peaked at 7.92 current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 current US$ per person, in 1972.
That places IDA total 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0103 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0062 current US$ per person | -40.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 current US$ per person | +138.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1712 current US$ per person | +1062.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6833 current US$ per person | +299.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9208 current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 1977 | 1.47 current US$ per person | +59.1% |
| 1978 | 1.94 current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 2.7 current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 3.41 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 2.75 current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1982 | 2.44 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 2.27 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1.95 current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 1.81 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 2 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 1.88 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.81 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.52 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 1.64 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.61 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.41 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 1.12 current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 1.19 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.27 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.45 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1.47 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.81 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.91 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.21 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.52 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 2.93 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 4.05 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 4.41 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 5.13 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 5.49 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 6.52 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.35 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.92 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 6.76 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 6.36 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.72 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.35 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.95 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.69 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.42 current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 7.24 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 6.8 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 3.23 current US$ per person | -52.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1062.9% | 0.0147 current US$ per person | 0.1712 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +299.1% | 0.1712 current US$ per person | 0.6833 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +138.5% | 0.0062 current US$ per person | 0.0147 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8791 current US$ per person | 0.0062 current US$ per person | 2.7 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.18 current US$ per person | 1.52 current US$ per person | 3.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 current US$ per person | 1.12 current US$ per person | 1.64 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 current US$ per person | 1.47 current US$ per person | 4.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 current US$ per person | 5.13 current US$ per person | 7.92 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 current US$ per person | 3.23 current US$ per person | 7.42 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 385.77 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 169.5 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in IDA total?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita in IDA total was 3.23 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does IDA total rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.