Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Personal remittances, received was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1978.
That places East Asia & Pacific 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1% | — |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +44.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +34.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 33.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific?
- Personal remittances, received in East Asia & Pacific was 0.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1978.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for personal remittances, received?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.