Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia
Croatia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 7.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia stood at 7.21.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 7.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 1993.
Croatia ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.04 | — |
| 1994 | 2.49 | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.69 | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2.46 | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.32 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.22 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.69 | +66.0% |
| 2001 | 4.02 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 4.08 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.75 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 3.72 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.16 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.88 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.76 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.64 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.88 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.01 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.62 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.63 | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 4.65 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 6.12 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 6.53 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.51 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.97 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.24 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.22 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.52 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.1 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 7.21 | +1.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 7.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 10.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 7.21 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 5.1× 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 Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +66.0% | 2.22 | 3.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 | 2.04 | 2.69 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.84 | 3.64 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 3.62 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 | 7.1 | 7.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 42 Morocco 7.49 compare
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- 44 Micronesia (country) 7.39 compare
- 46 New Caledonia 7.12 compare
- 47 Fiji 7.11 compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.04 compare
More population data for Croatia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.824 (2100)
- Population density 38.27 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 79,027 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.824 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.5192 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia was 7.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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