Personal remittances, received in Germany
Germany: Personal remittances, received was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
Germany ranks 150th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +159.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Germany?
- Personal remittances, received in Germany was 0.5% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Germany rank for personal remittances, received?
- Germany ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.