Personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Personal remittances, received was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend, 1983–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1991.
That places Early-demographic dividend 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.8% | — |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,626 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7418 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,387 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,066 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,067 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend?
- Personal remittances, received in Early-demographic dividend was 3.7% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for personal remittances, received?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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.