Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate was 6.77 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 6.77 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 763.25 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -41.38 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -23.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 239.22 % change on previous year | -1121.7% |
| 1974 | 118.89 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1975 | 549.59 % change on previous year | +362.3% |
| 1976 | 61.33 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1977 | 763.25 % change on previous year | +1144.5% |
| 1978 | 42.5 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1979 | 34.56 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 33.72 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 26.1 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1982 | 77.08 % change on previous year | +195.3% |
| 1983 | 10.35 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1984 | -17.44 % change on previous year | -268.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9154 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 1986 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -950.3% |
| 1987 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 1988 | 20.41 % change on previous year | +539.4% |
| 1989 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 1990 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +113.8% |
| 1991 | 17.06 % change on previous year | +155.1% |
| 1992 | 13.42 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 21.57 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
| 1994 | 26.17 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 32 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 14.55 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1997 | 48.66 % change on previous year | +234.5% |
| 1998 | -41.38 % change on previous year | -185.0% |
| 1999 | 24.96 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2000 | 20.55 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2002 | 22.93 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 21.28 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 20.18 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8737 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5 % change on previous year | +1445.3% |
| 2007 | 15.1 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 16.14 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.63 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 17.49 % change on previous year | +129.4% |
| 2011 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2013 | 9.72 % change on previous year | +55.2% |
| 2014 | 24.14 % change on previous year | +148.3% |
| 2015 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2016 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2017 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -196.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2962 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 2019 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -2774.1% |
| 2020 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 2022 | 11.39 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2023 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 2024 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2025 | 6.77 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -2774.1% | 0.2962 % change on previous year | -7.92 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1445.3% | 0.8737 % change on previous year | 13.5 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1144.5% | 61.33 % change on previous year | 763.25 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +1121.7% | -23.41 % change on previous year | 239.22 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +950.3% | -0.9154 % change on previous year | 7.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223.24 % change on previous year | -23.41 % change on previous year | 763.25 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.34 % change on previous year | -17.44 % change on previous year | 77.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.37 % change on previous year | -41.38 % change on previous year | 48.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.11 % change on previous year | 0.8737 % change on previous year | 22.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 % change on previous year | -7.92 % change on previous year | 24.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | 11.39 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 South Sudan 339.74 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Congo 247.99 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Naoero 153.82 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Chad 125.3 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Botswana 83.22 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 73.29 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.85 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,843 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 6.77 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 763.25 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.38 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances, received (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.