Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in IDA total
IDA total: Personal transfers, receipts was 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts in IDA total, 2004–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts in IDA total is 175.13 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in IDA total peaked at 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.81 billion BoP, current US$, in 2004.
IDA total ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts in IDA total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.81 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 37.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 44.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 50.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 62.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 63.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 71.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 82.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 92.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 96.59 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 104.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 107.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 105.40 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 107.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 119.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 125.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 125.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 138.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 148.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 150.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +80.0% | 20.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.47 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 63.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 101.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 71.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 125.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 125.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 6 Philippines 31.78 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 21.81 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 8 Guatemala 21.45 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 9 Indonesia 17.25 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 15.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Morocco 13.66 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 Colombia 13.10 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in IDA total?
- Personal transfers, receipts in IDA total was 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 175.13 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.81 billion BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- How does IDA total rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.