Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Denmark, 1992–2024
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 Denmark is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Denmark?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Denmark was 0.4% in 2024, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 156th 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 Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.