Economy
EU personal transfers reach record outflows in 2023

In 2023, personal transfers outflows from the EU (money sent by EU resident households to non-resident households) reached a record level of €50.9 billion, an 8% increase compared with 2022 (€47 billion).
The largest share of these outflows went to Asia (excluding the Near and Middle East), accounting for 21% (€10.7bn) of the total outflows from the EU, followed very closely by non-EU European countries also with 21% (€10.6bn) and North Africa with 20% (€9.8bn).
This information is based on Eurostat data on personal transfers and compensation of employees. The article highlights key findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article.

Source dataset: bop_rem6
By contrast, inflows of personal transfers to the EU have only grown slightly since 2014, from €11.6bn to €13.9bn in 2023, resulting in a negative balance of €37.0bn for the EU with the rest of the world.
Non-EU European countries accounted for 50% of total inflows to the EU (€6.8bn), while the second main source of personal transfers to the EU was North America with 21% (€2.9bn). Central and South Africa contributed 8% (€1.2bn), closely followed by South America also with 8% (€1bn).

Source dataset: bop_rem6
For more information
- Statistics Explained article on personal transfers and compensation of employees
- Thematic section on balance of payments
- Database on balance of payments
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