Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal remittances, received was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.8% | — |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -35.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.5% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal remittances, received?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.