Argentina: Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Argentina's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 13.9% on 2024 (from US$957.21 million to US$824.36 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.5% and a typical year strayed about 42.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 211% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.3% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$78.29 million a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Argentina had the 57th highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Argentina in the 2025 ranking

• Czechia — 53rd of 109: US$1.01 billion
• Armenia — 54th of 109: US$993.09 million
• Latvia — 55th of 109: US$841.05 million
• Costa Rica — 57th of 109: US$769.84 million
• Hungary — 58th of 109: US$744.65 million
• Cyprus — 59th of 109: US$719.96 million

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 33 values

Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$20.5 million (2025)
• Aruba — US$31.59 million (2023)
• Barbados — US$38.32 million (2017)
• Belize — US$121.47 million (2025)
• Bolivia — US$1.23 billion (2025)
• Brazil — US$4.23 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$13.1 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$769.84 million (2025)
• Curaçao — US$102.42 million (2023)
• Dominica

More economic policy & debt data for Argentina

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$41 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$32.33 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$580.02 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 719.72 trillion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$522.52 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 646.27 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 84.91% (2025)
• Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) — 107,789 (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Argentina's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?

US$824.36 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 1,877% from US$41.7 million in 1993 (9.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$974.78 million in 2022 and the lowest US$29.2 million in 1999.

How does Argentina rank?

57th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Argentina?

In 2025, Argentina's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 13.9% on 2024 (from US$957.21 million to US$824.36 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.5% and a typical year strayed about 42.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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