Personal remittances, received in IBRD only
IBRD only: Personal remittances, received was 1.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in IBRD only, 1982–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in IBRD only stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in IBRD only peaked at 1.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.
That places IBRD only 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.0% | — |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 9.9% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 9.7% compare
- 33 Montenegro 9.7% compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 9.7% compare
- 35 Moldova 9.4% compare
- 36 Togo 8.7% compare
- 37 Philippines 8.5% compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Services, value added 22.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 19.8% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.07 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
- Services, value added 25.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 43.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in IBRD only?
- Personal remittances, received in IBRD only was 1.2% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- How does IBRD only rank for personal remittances, received?
- IBRD only ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.