Personal remittances, received in Canada
Canada: Personal remittances, received was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Canada, 1995–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Canada is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
Canada ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 10,203 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.2408 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 13,411 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Canada?
- Personal remittances, received in Canada was 0.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for personal remittances, received?
- Canada ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.