Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Belgium, 1975–2025
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 Belgium stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +89.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Belgium was 2.3% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 98th 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.