Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) in OECD members
OECD members: Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) was 272.01 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in OECD members, 1970–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 272.01 billion current US$ for personal remittances, received in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in OECD members peaked at 272.01 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.67 billion current US$, in 1970.
That places OECD members 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.67 billion current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 2.15 billion current US$ | +29.3% |
| 1972 | 2.66 billion current US$ | +23.4% |
| 1973 | 2.86 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 4.08 billion current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1975 | 8.20 billion current US$ | +100.7% |
| 1976 | 8.37 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 11.45 billion current US$ | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 14.29 billion current US$ | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 18.13 billion current US$ | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 22.29 billion current US$ | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 21.62 billion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 20.79 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 19.29 billion current US$ | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 19.20 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 19.22 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 25.42 billion current US$ | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 31.88 billion current US$ | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 35.75 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 39.11 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 45.52 billion current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 46.73 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 49.96 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 48.07 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 49.77 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 52.26 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 52.93 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 57.78 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 60.88 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 59.56 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 60.07 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.05 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 68.00 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 83.28 billion current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 96.06 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 106.36 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 119.69 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 137.18 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 153.01 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 142.61 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 141.81 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 156.32 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 153.19 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 164.32 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 170.93 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 160.52 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 163.52 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 175.24 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 187.65 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 191.54 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 194.11 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 216.58 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 225.04 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 245.52 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 259.40 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 272.01 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +100.7% | 4.08 billion current US$ | 8.20 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.39 billion current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ | 18.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.46 billion current US$ | 19.20 billion current US$ | 39.11 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.34 billion current US$ | 45.52 billion current US$ | 60.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.93 billion current US$ | 60.07 billion current US$ | 153.01 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.50 billion current US$ | 141.81 billion current US$ | 191.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.44 billion current US$ | 194.11 billion current US$ | 272.01 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 6 Pakistan 40.48 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Bangladesh 33.88 billion current US$ compare
- 8 China 30.00 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Guatemala 25.68 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Germany 23.90 billion current US$ compare
- 11 Nigeria 22.79 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 21.10 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in OECD members?
- Personal remittances, received in OECD members was 272.01 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 272.01 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 billion current US$ in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for personal remittances, received?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.