Kiribati vs Sri Lanka: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Kiribati
6.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.7%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
49th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 5.6% | 6.3% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 2.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.8% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
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, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Sri Lanka rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 49th 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.