Greece vs Israel: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Greece
0.2%
in 2024
Israel
0.2%
in 2025
Greece rank
163rd
Israel rank
166th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Israel, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 163rd and Israel ranks 166th of 194 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Greece |
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, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Greece and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 163rd and Israel ranks 166th 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.