Personal remittances, received in India
India: Personal remittances, received was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in India, 1975–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in India stood at 3.8%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in India peaked at 4.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1975.
India ranks 71st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4% | — |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +43.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +57.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +64.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in India?
- Personal remittances, received in India was 3.8% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- How does India rank for personal remittances, received?
- India ranks 71st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.