Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Albania
Albania: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Albania, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Albania is 8.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Albania peaked at 28.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
Albania ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.3% | — |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -41.7% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 12.4% | 28.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Albania?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Albania was 8.4% in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.