Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita was 48.47 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 48.47 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 48.47 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per person, in 1972.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37th 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, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0007 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0005 current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 current US$ per person | +231.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 current US$ per person | +114.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0234 current US$ per person | +537.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0371 current US$ per person | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3155 current US$ per person | +749.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4426 current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5863 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7721 current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9586 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 1.67 current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 1983 | 1.81 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.47 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 1.43 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.52 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.54 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.82 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 1.85 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.94 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.24 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 3 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 3.74 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 4.87 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 5.51 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 8.09 current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 1998 | 4.68 current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 5.79 current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 6.91 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 7.73 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 9.42 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 11.33 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 13.51 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 13.52 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.22 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 17.38 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 20.03 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 21.39 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 24.95 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 27.53 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 29 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 31.55 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 38.85 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 41.03 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 38.35 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 40.21 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 40.07 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.69 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 34.37 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 36.64 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 40.71 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 43.25 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 45.45 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 48.47 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +749.7% | 0.0371 current US$ per person | 0.3155 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +537.4% | 0.0037 current US$ per person | 0.0234 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +231.5% | 0.0005 current US$ per person | 0.0017 current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +114.3% | 0.0017 current US$ per person | 0.0037 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1568 current US$ per person | 0.0005 current US$ per person | 0.5863 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.49 current US$ per person | 0.7721 current US$ per person | 1.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.24 current US$ per person | 1.94 current US$ per person | 8.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.64 current US$ per person | 6.91 current US$ per person | 21.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.82 current US$ per person | 24.95 current US$ per person | 41.03 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.48 current US$ per person | 34.37 current US$ per person | 48.47 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 34 Guyana 660.23 current US$ per person compare
- 35 San Marino 658.3 current US$ per person compare
- 36 Andorra 638.73 current US$ per person compare
- 37 Vanuatu 631.95 current US$ per person compare
- 38 Cyprus 615.73 current US$ per person compare
- 39 Dominica 601.68 current US$ per person compare
- 40 Hungary 600.78 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 48.47 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.47 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, received (current US$) 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, received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.