Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Armenia
Armenia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Armenia, 1995–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Armenia stood at 4.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Armenia peaked at 22.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1995.
Armenia ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.9% | — |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +98.1% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +45.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +84.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -23.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 4.9% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 9.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.2% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 4.9% | 11.2% | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 69,060 people (2100)
- Population density 59.44 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7673 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Armenia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Armenia was 4.9% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1995.
- How does Armenia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 61st 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 Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.