Botswana vs Panama: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Botswana
0.7%
in 2024
Panama
0.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
141st
Panama rank
138th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 141st and Panama ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 3.7% | 7.0% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Botswana or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Botswana and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 141st and Panama ranks 138th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.