Personal transfers, receipts in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Personal transfers, receipts was 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal transfers, receipts in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ for personal transfers, receipts in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in United Kingdom peaked at 4.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.44 billion BoP, current US$, in 2022.
United Kingdom ranks 49th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 46 Spain 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 47 Tunisia 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 48 Italy 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 51 Ghana 2.26 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 52 Cambodia 2.12 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Exports of goods and services 930.11 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 16.5% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.41 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 376.76 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 101.4% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 1.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 574.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 755.83 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in United Kingdom?
- Personal transfers, receipts in United Kingdom was 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- United Kingdom ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.