Personal remittances, received in World
World: Personal remittances, received was 0.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in World, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in World stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in World peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1977.
That places World 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,238 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 8,683 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in World?
- Personal remittances, received in World was 0.8% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1977.
- How does World rank for personal remittances, received?
- World ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.