Niger vs Paraguay: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Niger
3.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
3.1%
in 2025
Niger rank
78th
Paraguay rank
81st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Niger
- Paraguay
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Niger |
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, Niger or Paraguay?
- Niger, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Niger and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Paraguay?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Paraguay rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 81st 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.