Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate was 9.54 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 9.54 % change on previous year for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 629.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 248.84 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -14.32 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1973 | 8.89 % change on previous year | +117.6% |
| 1974 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1975 | 248.84 % change on previous year | +9375.3% |
| 1976 | 82.98 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1977 | 96.28 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 61.93 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 22.25 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1980 | 17.82 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1981 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1982 | 9.43 % change on previous year | -238.4% |
| 1983 | 18.44 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 1984 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1985 | -9.81 % change on previous year | +540.6% |
| 1986 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 1987 | 11.99 % change on previous year | -1025.9% |
| 1988 | -5.35 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1989 | -6.38 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 36.27 % change on previous year | -668.9% |
| 1991 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1992 | 23.95 % change on previous year | +232.0% |
| 1993 | -5.1 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1994 | -9.8 % change on previous year | +92.1% |
| 1995 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 1996 | -8.77 % change on previous year | -395.7% |
| 1997 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6987 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1999 | -4.79 % change on previous year | +585.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1095 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2001 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -13408.6% |
| 2002 | 35.18 % change on previous year | +141.5% |
| 2003 | 25.73 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 2005 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 2006 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -409.0% |
| 2007 | 19.97 % change on previous year | +104.5% |
| 2008 | 13.97 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5158 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 2010 | 18.43 % change on previous year | -3672.6% |
| 2011 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2012 | 17.69 % change on previous year | +128.2% |
| 2013 | 4 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9 % change on previous year | +247.4% |
| 2015 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2966 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2017 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +1300.5% |
| 2018 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 8.02 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 2021 | 14.55 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 2022 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 2023 | -14.32 % change on previous year | +295.7% |
| 2024 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -188.2% |
| 2025 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +13408.6% | -0.1095 % change on previous year | 14.57 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +9375.3% | 2.63 % change on previous year | 248.84 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +3672.6% | -0.5158 % change on previous year | 18.43 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1300.5% | 0.2966 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1025.9% | -1.29 % change on previous year | 11.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.08 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 248.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -9.81 % change on previous year | 18.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -9.8 % change on previous year | 36.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.66 % change on previous year | -3.16 % change on previous year | 35.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 18.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % change on previous year | -14.32 % change on previous year | 14.55 % change on previous year | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 9.54 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 248.84 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.32 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 629.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.