Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in OECD members
OECD members: Personal transfers, receipts was 104.05 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts in OECD members, 2008–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts in OECD members is 104.05 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in OECD members peaked at 104.05 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.59 billion BoP, current US$, in 2010.
OECD members ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.23 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 52.98 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 49.59 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 53.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 53.37 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 55.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 62.75 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 67.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 70.56 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 74.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 89.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 96.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 100.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 104.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 52.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 62.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 49.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 70.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 74.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 104.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 12 Colombia 13.10 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Honduras 11.90 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 11.87 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Nepal 11.07 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Thailand 10.99 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 El Salvador 10.07 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Ecuador 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in OECD members?
- Personal transfers, receipts in OECD members was 104.05 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.05 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.