Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Personal remittances, received was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 3.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th 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 16 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +47.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Personal remittances, received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for personal remittances, received?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.