Personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Personal remittances, received was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,740 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 9,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia?
- Personal remittances, received in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for personal remittances, received?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.