Personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Personal remittances, received was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.0% | — |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +59.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -49.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +69.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 10.0% compare
- 31 Pakistan 9.9% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 9.9% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 9.7% compare
- 34 Montenegro 9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 74.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 161.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Personal remittances, received in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.6% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for personal remittances, received?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.