Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate was -6.98 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income is -6.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 175.2% on the previous year and down 822.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income peaked at 405.03 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -6.98 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Low & middle income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 10.3 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 8.07 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 405.03 % change on previous year | +4918.3% |
| 1975 | 73.86 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 1976 | 30.71 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1977 | 62.32 % change on previous year | +102.9% |
| 1978 | 40.46 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 30.49 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1980 | 37.62 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1981 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1982 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +658.6% |
| 1983 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1984 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 1985 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 1986 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 1987 | 15.56 % change on previous year | +764.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4248 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1989 | 8.48 % change on previous year | -2095.2% |
| 1990 | 17.01 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 1991 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1992 | 17.22 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1993 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1994 | 11.25 % change on previous year | +126.0% |
| 1995 | 12.37 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1997 | 18.42 % change on previous year | +199.8% |
| 1998 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1999 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -462.1% |
| 2000 | 10.63 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 18.72 % change on previous year | +91.2% |
| 2003 | 24.83 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 13.93 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 19.48 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 17.77 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 19.73 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2009 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2010 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -435.9% |
| 2011 | 12.33 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2014 | 7.92 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9659 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2016 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -365.4% |
| 2017 | 8.38 % change on previous year | -426.7% |
| 2018 | 8.39 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 2020 | 0.482 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 2021 | 13.49 % change on previous year | +2699.2% |
| 2022 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 2024 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +390.6% |
| 2025 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Low & middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +4918.3% | 8.07 % change on previous year | 405.03 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +2699.2% | 0.482 % change on previous year | 13.49 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +2095.2% | -0.4248 % change on previous year | 8.48 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +764.0% | 1.8 % change on previous year | 15.56 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +658.6% | 1.38 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.69 % change on previous year | 8.07 % change on previous year | 405.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.51 % change on previous year | -4.26 % change on previous year | 37.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.37 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | 18.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.82 % change on previous year | -3.15 % change on previous year | 24.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 % change on previous year | -2.56 % change on previous year | 12.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 % change on previous year | -6.98 % change on previous year | 13.49 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 21 Honduras 25.29 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Belarus 25.28 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Cyprus 24.66 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Guinea 24.07 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Bangladesh 23.09 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Israel 22.3 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Macau, China 21.63 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,487 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Low & middle income was -6.98 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 405.03 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.98 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 822.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.