Kyrgyzstan vs Lesotho: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Kyrgyzstan
17.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
20.7%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
16th
Lesotho rank
14th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 20.7% against 17.6% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 96.1% | 96.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 41.4% | 30.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 21.6% | 7.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 21.3% | 4.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
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, Kyrgyzstan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 20.7% against 17.6% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 3.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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.