Personal remittances, received in European Union
European Union: Personal remittances, received was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in European Union, 1975–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in European Union is 0.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in European Union peaked at 0.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places European Union 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4% | — |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,514 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in European Union?
- Personal remittances, received in European Union was 0.9% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does European Union rank for personal remittances, received?
- European Union ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.