What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Republic of Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

Republic of Moldova vs Sao Tome and Principe: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP

Republic of Moldova

9.4%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

9.7%

in 2024

Republic of Moldova rank

34th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

33rd

Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time

Republic of Moldova
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.7% against 9.4% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.5%	0.8%	6.8%	Republic of Moldova
2000s	25.6%	1.1%	24.5%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	20.3%	5.5%	14.8%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	13.7%	9.3%	4.4%	Republic of Moldova

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, Republic of Moldova or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.7% against 9.4% in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Republic of Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Republic of Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?: Republic of Moldova ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 7,088 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.