Japan vs Maldives: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Japan
0.1%
in 2025
Maldives
0.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
177th
Maldives rank
178th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Maldives ahead.
Japan ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
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, Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Japan and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 178th 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.