Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Personal remittances, received was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 5.5% for personal remittances, received in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +34.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 5.5% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for personal remittances, received?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.