Egypt vs Senegal: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Egypt
11.4%
in 2025
Senegal
10.6%
in 2023
Egypt rank
23rd
Senegal rank
26th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.4% against 10.6% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 1.5% | 8.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 1.8% | 7.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 2.3% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 9.8% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 10.8% | 4.2% | Senegal |
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, Egypt or Senegal?
- Egypt, at 11.4% against 10.6% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Egypt and Senegal?
- 0.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th 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.