Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita was 49.08 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 49.08 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 49.08 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per person, in 1972.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ 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 | 0.0237 current US$ per person | +537.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0376 current US$ per person | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3198 current US$ per person | +749.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4486 current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5943 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7826 current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9716 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 1.69 current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 1983 | 1.84 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.49 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 1.45 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.54 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.56 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.85 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 1.88 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.97 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.27 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 2.54 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 3.04 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 3.79 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 4.93 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 5.58 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 8.19 current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 1998 | 4.75 current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 5.87 current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 7 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 7.83 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 9.55 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 11.48 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 13.68 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 13.69 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.42 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 17.61 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 20.29 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 21.67 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 25.27 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 27.89 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 29.38 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 31.96 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 39.35 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 41.55 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 38.84 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 40.71 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 40.57 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.15 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 34.8 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 37.09 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 41.22 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 43.79 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 46.02 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 49.08 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +749.6% | 0.0376 current US$ per person | 0.3198 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +537.4% | 0.0037 current US$ per person | 0.0237 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 | 0.159 current US$ per person | 0.0005 current US$ per person | 0.5943 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.51 current US$ per person | 0.7826 current US$ per person | 1.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 current US$ per person | 1.97 current US$ per person | 8.19 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.82 current US$ per person | 7 current US$ per person | 21.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.27 current US$ per person | 25.27 current US$ per person | 41.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 current US$ per person | 34.8 current US$ per person | 49.08 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 Cape Verde 676.55 current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,958 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 49.08 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.08 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.