Personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Personal remittances, received was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total, 1979–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 31.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 26.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 24.29 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 57.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,279 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,983 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total?
- Personal remittances, received in IDA & IBRD total was 1.6% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for personal remittances, received?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.