Personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Personal remittances, paid was 95.86 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend, 1966–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 95.86 billion current US$ for personal remittances, paid in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 95.86 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million current US$, in 1966.
That places Early-demographic dividend 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 2.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.00 million current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 8.00 million current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 334.60 million current US$ | +4082.5% |
| 1971 | 587.54 million current US$ | +75.6% |
| 1972 | 646.65 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 935.19 million current US$ | +44.6% |
| 1974 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +36.5% |
| 1976 | 2.22 billion current US$ | +31.3% |
| 1977 | 3.95 billion current US$ | +77.7% |
| 1978 | 5.88 billion current US$ | +49.0% |
| 1979 | 6.87 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 7.93 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 9.62 billion current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 10.23 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 10.32 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 9.52 billion current US$ | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 9.08 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 8.63 billion current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 9.03 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 10.74 billion current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 12.89 billion current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 15.65 billion current US$ | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 17.71 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 18.01 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 20.09 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 22.54 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 20.38 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 19.35 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 18.99 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 19.09 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 18.22 billion current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 20.89 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 20.74 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.34 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.92 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.60 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.27 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 26.26 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 29.02 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 38.09 billion current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 42.53 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 46.87 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 48.89 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 53.23 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 63.80 billion current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 63.68 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.02 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 64.99 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.47 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.18 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.13 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 62.19 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.70 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 79.21 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 85.20 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 88.94 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 95.86 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.00 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.44 billion current US$ | 334.60 million current US$ | 6.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.80 billion current US$ | 7.93 billion current US$ | 12.89 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.00 billion current US$ | 15.65 billion current US$ | 22.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.47 billion current US$ | 20.74 billion current US$ | 42.53 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.93 billion current US$ | 46.87 billion current US$ | 66.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.52 billion current US$ | 62.19 billion current US$ | 95.86 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 4 Germany 26.67 billion current US$ compare
- 5 France 20.80 billion current US$ compare
- 6 Luxembourg 20.01 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Netherlands 18.13 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Kuwait 16.74 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Australia 15.86 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Canada 15.12 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Final consumption expenditure 12.17 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.5% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 14.61 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 16.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 2,626 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 11.01 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend?
- Personal remittances, paid in Early-demographic dividend was 95.86 billion current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.86 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million current US$ in 1966.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for personal remittances, paid?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.