Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria
Austria: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 0.6608 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria stood at 0.6608.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria peaked at 0.9572 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1083, in 1970.
Austria ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1083 | — |
| 1971 | 0.1392 | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.165 | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1789 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2309 | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2187 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.246 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2317 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2492 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2694 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2994 | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3164 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3108 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2986 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2919 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2914 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3072 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3237 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.338 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3541 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3829 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4462 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4196 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4055 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4168 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4217 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4172 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4322 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6526 | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8362 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9198 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9029 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9328 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9572 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8425 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7369 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7539 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7539 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7431 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7768 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7653 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7578 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7445 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7615 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7388 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7545 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7335 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7126 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6679 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6763 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6968 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6643 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6362 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6314 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6512 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6608 | +1.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6608 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 94% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6608 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 47% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.0% | 0.4322 | 0.6526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2037 | 0.1083 | 0.2694 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3132 | 0.2914 | 0.3541 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4831 | 0.3829 | 0.8362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.832 | 0.7369 | 0.9572 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7313 | 0.6679 | 0.7653 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6568 | 0.6314 | 0.6968 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More population data for Austria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0974 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,924 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0912 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.203 (2100)
- Population density 89.67 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 297,643 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Austria was 0.6608 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9572 in 2003.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1083 in 1970.
- How does Austria rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 142nd 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 Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).