Personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Personal remittances, received was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend, 1982–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.5% | — |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -35.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Late-demographic dividend
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 13,677 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,440 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 4,846 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.989 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3764 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend?
- Personal remittances, received in Late-demographic dividend was 0.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for personal remittances, received?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.