Pacific island small states: Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Pacific island small states' personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 2.5% on 2022 (from US$971.37 million to US$995.84 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +7.2% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 24.9% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.3% in 2008. 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$62.96 million a year. A straight line explains 88% 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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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 19 values

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 Pacific island small states

• Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$899.35 million (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$776.47 million (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth) — 1.32% (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$447.78 million (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 3.58% (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 6.92% (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$13.01 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.21 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Pacific island small states's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?

US$995.84 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 222.32% from US$308.96 million in 2005 (6.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$995.84 million in 2023 and the lowest US$308.96 million in 2005.

Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Pacific island small states?

In 2023, Pacific island small states' personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 2.5% on 2022 (from US$971.37 million to US$995.84 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +7.2% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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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