Personal remittances, received in South Asia
South Asia: Personal remittances, received was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in South Asia, 1975–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in South Asia is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in South Asia peaked at 4.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1975.
South Asia ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.4% | — |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +35.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +60.5% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 49.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 688.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in South Asia?
- Personal remittances, received in South Asia was 4.2% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- How does South Asia rank for personal remittances, received?
- South Asia ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.