Mauritania vs Sweden: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Mauritania
0.9%
in 2024
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
131st
Sweden rank
134th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Mauritania, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 134th 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.