Türkiye's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$300 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 68.68% from US$958 million in 2015 (10.96% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$300 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$625 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$958 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$5.36 billion | 1998 |
| Lowest | US$300 million | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | US$582.5 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$1.43 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Türkiye's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 36.6% on 2024 (from US$473 million to US$300 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 22.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 72.3% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.3% in 2003. 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 downward, about US$47.5 million a year. A straight line explains 78% 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, Türkiye had the 74th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | US$300 million | 2025 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$70.15 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$249.06 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Türkiye in the 2025 ranking
- Austria — 71st of 109: US$375.89 million
- North Macedonia — 72nd of 109: US$359.67 million
- Cabo Verde — 73rd of 109: US$338.3 million
- Greece — 75th of 109: US$297.87 million
- Samoa — 76th of 109: US$273.88 million
- Malawi — 77th of 109: US$260.33 million
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 52 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 300,000,000 |
| 2024 | 473,000,000 |
| 2023 | 568,000,000 |
| 2022 | 439,000,000 |
| 2021 | 538,000,000 |
| 2020 | 625,000,000 |
| 2019 | 542,000,000 |
| 2018 | 816,000,000 |
| 2017 | 752,000,000 |
| 2016 | 772,000,000 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.71 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$993.09 million (2025)
- Austria — US$375.89 million (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$1.18 billion (2025)
- Belarus — US$453.26 million (2025)
- Belgium — US$1.65 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$2.58 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$1.59 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$3.35 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Türkiye
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$185.57 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$71.62 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$221.44 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.74 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.86% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$873.8 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 34.48 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 54.71% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Türkiye's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$300 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 78.96% from US$1.43 billion in 1974 (3.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.36 billion in 1998 and the lowest US$300 million in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank?
- 74th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Türkiye?
- In 2025, Türkiye's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) fell 36.6% on 2024 (from US$473 million to US$300 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 22.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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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