Other small states's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$2.38 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 30.93% from US$1.82 billion in 2018 (5.54% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.38 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.82 billion | 2018 |
| Highest | US$2.38 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$606.81 million | 2007 |
| Average since 2014 | US$1.91 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$606.81 million | 2007 |
Over five years it is up 30.93% from US$1.82 billion in 2018 (5.54% a year on average, compounded). Since 2007 it is up 291.83% from US$606.81 million in 2007 (8.91% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Other small states' personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 7% on 2022 (from US$2.22 billion to US$2.38 billion).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2022), the average change was +13.7% and a typical year strayed about 40.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 140% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.8% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$95.64 million a year. A straight line explains 84% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other small states | US$2.38 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,377,678,649 |
| 2022 | 2,221,601,767 |
| 2021 | 2,368,293,874 |
| 2020 | 1,989,890,865 |
| 2019 | 1,823,099,639 |
| 2018 | 1,816,042,339 |
| 2017 | 1,619,177,727 |
| 2016 | 1,613,690,540 |
| 2015 | 1,540,231,707 |
| 2014 | 1,697,732,242 |
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$1.26 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Other small states
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$27.02 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 11.94% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$12.4 billion (2025)
- Personal remittances, paid (current US$) — US$3.74 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$631.33 million (2025)
- Personal remittances, received (current US$) — US$3.18 billion (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) — US$89.57 million (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) — US$72.39 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Other small states's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$2.38 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 291.83% from US$606.81 million in 2007 (8.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.38 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$606.81 million in 2007.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Other small states?
- In 2023, Other small states' personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 7% on 2022 (from US$2.22 billion to US$2.38 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2022), the average change was +13.7% and a typical year strayed about 40.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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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