Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Canada
Canada: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Canada, 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
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Canada is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Canada 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Canada?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Canada was 0.0% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 187th 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 Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.