Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Middle East & North Africa

Remittances received in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 99,142,447,055 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 34,932.7%.

2025 99.14B US$ +7.11% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 99.14B US$2025
Period minimum 283M US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Remittances received — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–2025025B50B75B100B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 283,000,000 US$1971: 396,177,015 US$1972: 455,540,775 US$1973: 467,262,161 US$1974: 425,501,348 US$1975: 1,088,507,454 US$1976: 1,871,235,630 US$1977: 3,610,550,396 US$1978: 5,865,751,873 US$1979: 7,262,331,088 US$1980: 8,580,251,576 US$1981: 8,138,756,378 US$1982: 8,612,304,802 US$1983: 10,099,474,564 US$1984: 9,954,298,122 US$1985: 8,964,500,590 US$1986: 9,098,361,560 US$1987: 10,289,872,459 US$1988: 9,710,630,257 US$1989: 9,391,920,471 US$1990: 12,490,748,066 US$1991: 13,374,735,765 US$1992: 16,620,162,054 US$1993: 15,933,247,946 US$1994: 14,839,019,775 US$1995: 13,797,189,716 US$1996: 12,584,696,087 US$1997: 13,386,430,518 US$1998: 13,232,903,900 US$1999: 12,655,061,294 US$2000: 12,647,043,874 US$2001: 14,463,645,271 US$2002: 19,444,541,149 US$2003: 24,398,850,813 US$2004: 27,535,599,907 US$2005: 26,762,131,322 US$2006: 29,414,318,769 US$2007: 35,248,362,022 US$2008: 40,213,722,080 US$2009: 39,884,485,272 US$2010: 47,107,130,268 US$2011: 51,276,311,334 US$2012: 60,338,994,091 US$2013: 62,596,191,763 US$2014: 71,064,922,967 US$2015: 69,826,890,711 US$2016: 70,048,796,798 US$2017: 72,958,061,927 US$2018: 75,111,888,702 US$2019: 78,368,192,177 US$2020: 84,617,649,561 US$2021: 97,812,873,682 US$2022: 93,805,346,028 US$2023: 82,794,334,296 US$2024: 92,563,151,606 US$2025: 99,142,447,055 US$
Change over the period: +98.86B (+34,932.67%) Average annual rate: 11.24 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 99.14B US$
World 804B US$
Remittances received — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 99.14B +6.58B +7.11%
2024 92.56B +9.77B +11.8%
2023 82.79B −11.01B −11.74%
2022 93.81B −4.01B −4.1%
2021 97.81B +13.2B +15.59%
2020 84.62B +6.25B +7.97%
2019 78.37B +3.26B +4.34%
2018 75.11B +2.15B +2.95%
2017 72.96B +2.91B +4.15%
2016 70.05B +222M +0.32%
2015 69.83B −1.24B −1.74%
2014 71.06B +8.47B +13.53%
2013 62.6B +2.26B +3.74%
2012 60.34B +9.06B +17.67%
2011 51.28B +4.17B +8.85%
2010 47.11B +7.22B +18.11%
2009 39.88B −329M −0.82%
2008 40.21B +4.97B +14.09%
2007 35.25B +5.83B +19.83%
2006 29.41B +2.65B +9.91%
2005 26.76B −773M −2.81%
2004 27.54B +3.14B +12.86%
2003 24.4B +4.95B +25.48%
2002 19.44B +4.98B +34.44%
2001 14.46B +1.82B +14.36%
2000 12.65B −8.02M −0.06%
1999 12.66B −578M −4.37%
1998 13.23B −154M −1.15%
1997 13.39B +802M +6.37%
1996 12.58B −1.21B −8.79%
1995 13.8B −1.04B −7.02%
1994 14.84B −1.09B −6.87%
1993 15.93B −687M −4.13%
1992 16.62B +3.25B +24.27%
1991 13.37B +884M +7.08%
1990 12.49B +3.1B +32.99%
1989 9.39B −319M −3.28%
1988 9.71B −579M −5.63%
1987 10.29B +1.19B +13.1%
1986 9.1B +134M +1.49%
1985 8.96B −990M −9.94%
1984 9.95B −145M −1.44%
1983 10.1B +1.49B +17.27%
1982 8.61B +474M +5.82%
1981 8.14B −441M −5.15%
1980 8.58B +1.32B +18.15%
1979 7.26B +1.4B +23.81%
1978 5.87B +2.26B +62.46%
1977 3.61B +1.74B +92.95%
1976 1.87B +783M +71.91%
1975 1.09B +663M +155.82%
1974 426M −41.76M −8.94%
1973 467M +11.72M +2.57%
1972 456M +59.36M +14.98%
1971 396M +113M +39.99%
1970 283M

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.