Ghana vs Madagascar: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Ghana
2.1%
in 2025
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
100th
Madagascar rank
97th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 100th and Madagascar ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 100th and Madagascar ranks 97th 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.