Economy · Remittance inflows · Egypt
Egypt’s remittance inflows rose to $41.5bn in 2025.
$41.5bn
2025
Up $12bn from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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$41.5bn
What it is. Personal remittances received counts the money that Egyptians working abroad send home, as recorded in the country's balance of payments. It is measured in current US dollars, so each year is valued at that year's prices. Transfers that move through unrecorded channels, such as cash carried home, may fall outside the figure.
Higher is better. Higher is better because larger inflows give households more income and bring more foreign currency into the country. The latest figure, for 2025, is 41.5 USD bn, up from 29.6 billion a year earlier, a rise of 40.5%. Since 2016 the series has ranged from a low of 18.6 USD bn in 2016 to a high of 41.5 USD bn in 2025. The latest reading therefore sits at the very top of its range for the period.
Why it matters. Many Egyptian families with relatives abroad rely on these transfers for food, rent and school costs, and a larger inflow adds to that dollar income. For the state, remittances are a source of foreign currency that helps pay for imports and service external debt. Whether 2025 marks a new level can be checked against the next annual figure.
| Period | Remittance inflows · Egypt |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $18.6bn |
| 2017 | $24.7bn |
| 2018 | $25.5bn |
| 2019 | $26.8bn |
| 2020 | $29.6bn |
| 2021 | $31.5bn |
| 2022 | $28.3bn |
| 2023 | $19.5bn |
| 2024 | $29.6bn |
| 2025 | $41.5bn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Remittance inflows, Egypt, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/remittance-inflows/egypt
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Personal remittances received, current US dollars. Unit: USD bn.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.