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 2.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Belgium, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Belgium stood at 2.25.
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 2.48 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8536, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.01 | — |
| 1976 | 0.9266 | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9112 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9447 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8957 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8981 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.906 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9092 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9735 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9359 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9474 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9152 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8536 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8812 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | +89.1% |
| 1990 | 1.75 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.91 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.77 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.71 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.78 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.03 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.24 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.28 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.29 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.39 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.37 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.31 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 3.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 1.6× 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 Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +89.1% | 0.8812 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9373 | 0.8957 | 1.01 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9886 | 0.8536 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.66 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 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 2.25 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 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 0.8536 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 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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