Personal remittances, received in Spain
Spain: Personal remittances, received was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in Spain, 1975–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.4% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Spain peaked at 1.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Spain ranks 156th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.2% | — |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -81.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5,483 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1365 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,272 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Spain?
- Personal remittances, received in Spain was 0.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for personal remittances, received?
- Spain ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.