Egypt vs Yemen: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Egypt
11.4%
in 2025
Yemen
12.0%
in 2016
Egypt rank
23rd
Yemen rank
21st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 12.0% against 11.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 11.1% | 3.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 8.9% | 4.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 12.0% against 11.4% in Egypt as of 2016.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st 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.