Egypt vs Yemen: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp
Egypt
11.37
in 2025
Yemen
12.04
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 12.04 against 11.37 in Egypt, a difference of 0.67.
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 | 7.68 | 11.09 | 3.41 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 8.89 | 4.62 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.06 | 7.81 | 1.75 | 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 12.04 against 11.37 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?
- 0.67, 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?
- 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.