Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Personal remittances, received was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Lower middle income is 5.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Lower middle income peaked at 5.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1977.
Lower middle income ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.6% | — |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +25.1% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,390 current US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.1% (2025)
- Trade 46.6% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Lower middle income?
- Personal remittances, received in Lower middle income was 5.7% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1977.
- How does Lower middle income rank for personal remittances, received?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.