Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$64.12 billion in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 138.82% from US$26.85 billion in 2006 (9.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$64.12 billion | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | US$46.88 billion | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | US$26.85 billion | 2006 |
| Highest | US$65.06 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$24.19 billion | 2005 |
| Average since 2007 | US$49.96 billion | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | US$24.19 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 0.4% on 2015 (from US$63.88 billion to US$64.12 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.3% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.8% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.1 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | US$64.12 billion | 2016 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 12 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 64,117,142,259 |
| 2015 | 63,882,196,154 |
| 2014 | 65,056,561,626 |
| 2013 | 57,032,200,941 |
| 2012 | 55,027,346,773 |
| 2011 | 46,877,348,122 |
| 2010 | 43,314,062,972 |
| 2009 | 36,002,121,935 |
| 2008 | 36,063,255,533 |
| 2007 | 32,206,080,067 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$722.23 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$41.52 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$687.2 million (2025)
- Jordan — US$4.07 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — US$6.56 billion (2023)
- Malta — US$221.9 million (2016)
- Morocco — US$13.66 billion (2025)
- Pakistan — US$40.19 billion (2025)
- Qatar — US$1.26 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.25 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$339.13 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.77% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.44 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 68.06% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.73 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$64.12 billion in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 165.02% from US$24.19 billion in 2005 (9.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$65.06 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$24.19 billion in 2005.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- In 2016, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 0.4% on 2015 (from US$63.88 billion to US$64.12 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
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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