Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — East Asia & Pacific

Remittances received in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 117,713,243,514 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 65,180.2%.

2025 118B US$ +5.46% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 118B US$2025
Period minimum 177M US$1971

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Remittances received — East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2025050B100B150B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 180,320,038 US$1971: 176,840,279 US$1972: 337,134,834 US$1973: 438,694,964 US$1974: 475,419,529 US$1975: 473,330,181 US$1976: 526,952,408 US$1977: 1,071,561,356 US$1978: 1,388,102,078 US$1979: 1,747,324,865 US$1980: 2,637,492,679 US$1981: 3,201,446,739 US$1982: 4,398,269,515 US$1983: 4,881,741,283 US$1984: 4,517,093,619 US$1985: 4,533,853,834 US$1986: 5,368,573,399 US$1987: 6,193,722,005 US$1988: 7,707,802,855 US$1989: 8,089,369,250 US$1990: 8,654,402,913 US$1991: 9,962,146,466 US$1992: 10,166,173,545 US$1993: 10,617,677,683 US$1994: 12,725,846,067 US$1995: 14,879,962,874 US$1996: 15,987,654,407 US$1997: 20,286,624,633 US$1998: 14,769,141,504 US$1999: 16,247,021,751 US$2000: 18,737,386,767 US$2001: 20,823,552,929 US$2002: 25,323,639,173 US$2003: 29,924,043,784 US$2004: 34,683,608,119 US$2005: 34,484,573,203 US$2006: 38,017,151,166 US$2007: 43,346,692,178 US$2008: 51,313,477,394 US$2009: 52,803,830,242 US$2010: 60,543,892,737 US$2011: 68,124,575,737 US$2012: 72,000,575,090 US$2013: 77,432,481,984 US$2014: 94,248,468,972 US$2015: 98,463,064,169 US$2016: 94,020,327,933 US$2017: 97,868,924,028 US$2018: 98,427,316,140 US$2019: 91,718,524,115 US$2020: 87,364,237,004 US$2021: 92,896,068,341 US$2022: 102,256,282,662 US$2023: 106,435,476,213 US$2024: 111,617,034,488 US$2025: 117,713,243,514 US$
Change over the period: +118B (+65,180.18%) Average annual rate: 12.51 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 118B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 118B +6.1B +5.46%
2024 112B +5.18B +4.87%
2023 106B +4.18B +4.09%
2022 102B +9.36B +10.08%
2021 92.9B +5.53B +6.33%
2020 87.36B −4.35B −4.75%
2019 91.72B −6.71B −6.82%
2018 98.43B +558M +0.57%
2017 97.87B +3.85B +4.09%
2016 94.02B −4.44B −4.51%
2015 98.46B +4.21B +4.47%
2014 94.25B +16.82B +21.72%
2013 77.43B +5.43B +7.54%
2012 72B +3.88B +5.69%
2011 68.12B +7.58B +12.52%
2010 60.54B +7.74B +14.66%
2009 52.8B +1.49B +2.9%
2008 51.31B +7.97B +18.38%
2007 43.35B +5.33B +14.02%
2006 38.02B +3.53B +10.24%
2005 34.48B −199M −0.57%
2004 34.68B +4.76B +15.91%
2003 29.92B +4.6B +18.17%
2002 25.32B +4.5B +21.61%
2001 20.82B +2.09B +11.13%
2000 18.74B +2.49B +15.33%
1999 16.25B +1.48B +10.01%
1998 14.77B −5.52B −27.2%
1997 20.29B +4.3B +26.89%
1996 15.99B +1.11B +7.44%
1995 14.88B +2.15B +16.93%
1994 12.73B +2.11B +19.86%
1993 10.62B +452M +4.44%
1992 10.17B +204M +2.05%
1991 9.96B +1.31B +15.11%
1990 8.65B +565M +6.98%
1989 8.09B +382M +4.95%
1988 7.71B +1.51B +24.45%
1987 6.19B +825M +15.37%
1986 5.37B +835M +18.41%
1985 4.53B +16.76M +0.37%
1984 4.52B −365M −7.47%
1983 4.88B +483M +10.99%
1982 4.4B +1.2B +37.38%
1981 3.2B +564M +21.38%
1980 2.64B +890M +50.94%
1979 1.75B +359M +25.88%
1978 1.39B +317M +29.54%
1977 1.07B +545M +103.35%
1976 527M +53.62M +11.33%
1975 473M −2.09M −0.44%
1974 475M +36.72M +8.37%
1973 439M +102M +30.12%
1972 337M +160M +90.64%
1971 177M −3.48M −1.93%
1970 180M

About the indicator

Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.

Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.