Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Personal remittances, received was 353.53 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income, 1970–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Lower middle income is 353.53 billion current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Lower middle income peaked at 353.53 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.26 million current US$, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.26 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 25.16 million current US$ | +246.6% |
| 1972 | 36.44 million current US$ | +44.8% |
| 1973 | 35.08 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 64.49 million current US$ | +83.8% |
| 1975 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +1802.7% |
| 1976 | 2.11 billion current US$ | +71.7% |
| 1977 | 4.00 billion current US$ | +89.9% |
| 1978 | 5.82 billion current US$ | +45.5% |
| 1979 | 7.11 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 9.93 billion current US$ | +39.7% |
| 1981 | 9.11 billion current US$ | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 10.64 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 12.49 billion current US$ | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 11.69 billion current US$ | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 10.98 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 10.63 billion current US$ | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 12.81 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 12.09 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 12.12 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.78 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 14.06 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 16.30 billion current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 16.76 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 17.54 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 17.97 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20.35 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 23.65 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 22.75 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 25.44 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 27.49 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 30.24 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 37.79 billion current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 47.72 billion current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 50.56 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 71.79 billion current US$ | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 86.58 billion current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 105.83 billion current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 131.37 billion current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 129.72 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 145.68 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 169.29 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 188.06 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 192.96 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 201.82 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 200.83 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 192.38 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 211.97 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 232.66 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 246.61 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 246.61 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 274.06 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 307.10 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 305.49 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 346.77 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2025 | 353.53 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received in Lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1802.7% | 64.49 million current US$ | 1.23 billion current US$ |
| 1971 | +246.6% | 7.26 million current US$ | 25.16 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 billion current US$ | 7.26 million current US$ | 7.11 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.25 billion current US$ | 9.11 billion current US$ | 12.81 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.86 billion current US$ | 13.78 billion current US$ | 25.44 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.91 billion current US$ | 27.49 billion current US$ | 131.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.23 billion current US$ | 145.68 billion current US$ | 246.61 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.59 billion current US$ | 246.61 billion current US$ | 353.53 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 4 Egypt 41.52 billion current US$ compare
- 5 Pakistan 40.48 billion current US$ compare
- 6 France 40.40 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Bangladesh 33.88 billion current US$ compare
- 8 China 30.00 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Germany 23.90 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Nigeria 22.79 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Lower middle income?
- Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income was 353.53 billion current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 353.53 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for personal remittances, received?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.