World's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$567.33 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 67.34% from US$339.04 billion in 2013 (5.28% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$423.44 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$339.04 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$231.61 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2014 | US$438.84 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$231.61 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, World's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 3.3% on 2022 (from US$549.07 billion to US$567.33 billion).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2022), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 15.9% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.8% 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$25.42 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$609.72 billion for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$61.48 billion, against US$92.66 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 567,328,457,284 |
| 2022 | 549,069,082,523 |
| 2021 | 505,601,505,797 |
| 2020 | 448,004,328,298 |
| 2019 | 440,745,962,109 |
| 2018 | 423,440,585,884 |
| 2017 | 387,339,530,555 |
| 2016 | 351,678,954,475 |
| 2015 | 356,370,477,423 |
| 2014 | 358,840,692,502 |
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$1.26 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for World
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$753.95 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$1.88 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$118.35 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$99.66 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$14,406 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$12,131 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$117.7 trillion (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 2.92% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.99% (2025)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is World's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$567.33 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 144.95% from US$231.61 billion in 2007 (5.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$567.33 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$231.61 billion in 2007.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for World?
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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