Personal remittances, received in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Personal remittances, received was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Upper middle income stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Upper middle income peaked at 1.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1985.
Upper middle income ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.8% | — |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 9.9% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 9.7% compare
- 34 Montenegro 9.7% compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 9.7% compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 9.4% compare
- 37 Togo 8.7% compare
- 38 Philippines 8.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Exports of goods and services 8.68 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 20.74 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 20.18 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 31.54 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 30.33 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 4.2% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 32.7% (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 10.46 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 48.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Upper middle income?
- Personal remittances, received in Upper middle income was 0.9% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1985.
- How does Upper middle income rank for personal remittances, received?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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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.