Personal remittances, received in Egypt
Egypt: Personal remittances, received was 11.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Egypt, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 11.4% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.6% on the previous year and up 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Egypt peaked at 14.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.4% | — |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +85.9% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +46.7% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -41.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +78.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +54.0% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 6.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.9% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 Uzbekistan 14.3% compare
- 23 Yemen 12.0% compare
- 24 Cape Verde 11.7% compare
- 26 Georgia 11.2% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Senegal 10.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 372.5 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 27.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3151 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 972.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 77.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Egypt?
- Personal remittances, received in Egypt was 11.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for personal remittances, received?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.