Comoros vs Lesotho: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Comoros
20.8%
in 2023
Lesotho
20.7%
in 2025
Comoros rank
13th
Lesotho rank
14th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Comoros
- Lesotho
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Comoros ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 182.7% | 181.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 134.8% | 131.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 37.3% | 28.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 21.8% | 9.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.7% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
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, Comoros or Lesotho?
- Comoros, at 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Comoros and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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.