Personal remittances, received in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Personal remittances, received was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Low & middle income, 1979–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Low & middle income stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Low & middle income peaked at 1.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1996.
That places Low & middle income 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 Georgia 11.2% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 10.0% compare
- 31 Pakistan 9.9% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 10.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 24.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 0.9% (2025)
- Trade 48.5% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.45 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Low & middle income?
- Personal remittances, received in Low & middle income was 1.7% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
- How does Low & middle income rank for personal remittances, received?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.